Officer Down: The Aftermath
We all hear the term “aftermath”, but what does it really mean? For people like Jeff, it means that there are few who understand the world you now live in.
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Don’t Discount the Study on Self-Control and Use of Force Just Yet
If we knew that lack of self-control, or impulsive behavior, was a risk factor for officer suicide, then wouldn’t we want to address the lack of self-control in an attempt to prevent the suicide?
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Why Marriage Should Matter More to Cops
Why is that 99% of us can keep an oath to the government, but we have such a hard time keeping the oath to our spouses?
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Do You Even Train, Bro?
As I write this, the 2017 International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA) Conference in full swing. As such, it seemed like a great time to present an article on training.
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Dallas Police Officer Describes What Dying Felt Like
The initial hit slammed Lujan’s head into the windshield. Gonzalez-Rios put the SUV in reverse and ran over Lujan again and then shifted into drive and ran over him a third time.
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The Importance Of Therapy For Police Personnel
One area in which progress is being made is in the increased implementation of programs such as peer support, employee assistance programs (EAP’s), and Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) teams.
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Police Suicide: The Untold Stories – Part 2
This column continues the conversation about law enforcement suicide – and the story of three officers whose lives intersected for less than hour but were changed forever.
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Chicago Police Suicide Rate Higher Compared To Other Agencies
Buried among the facts and figures in the Justice Department’s recent book-length report on the failings of the Chicago Police Department was a telling statistic.
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Police Suicide: The Untold Stories
While we have generally reliable data each year on the numbers of Americans who have died by their own hand, the ability to identify those suicides that occurred among first responders are not readily identified as a subset of all suicides
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2016 Police Suicide: Collecting Data Is Easy….
Not surprisingly, the method of death for 92% of the suicides was gunfire.
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My Christmas Eve by Trooper Bob Welsh
Trooper Bob Welsh spent 29 years with the Ohio State Police and his Christmas Eve Story is one of our favorites.
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On The Beat: Emotional Survival
In this episode of ‘On The Beat’ we talk to Karen Solomon on emotional issues affecting law enforcement.
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