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People like to try and explain things in the simplest of terms. This is no different with suicide. When someone in law enforcement dies by suicide, one may hear statements like those in the sidebar fr...
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While the experience of being a law enforcement officer and the experience of being a professional athlete aren’t comparable, there are some similarities in how these groups operate mentally....
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Decontamination areas have often been somewhat of an afterthought in the design of a police facility, amounting to no more than an emergency shower and eyewash station to satisfy basic life-safety cod...
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Police officers have a high rate of injury and illness compared to many professions.
Some of the physical and mental problems that police officers experience are depression, post-traumatic stress, ...
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“Did you hear that?” “No. I didn’t hear anything except the ringing in my ears that’s always there.”...
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There are more than 800,000 state and local law enforcement officers (LEOs) in the United States. Officers that perform traffic-related duties are exposed to the risk of being struck by passing vehicl...
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Law enforcement officers are exposed to traumatic and stressful situations on a daily basis, often resulting in a cumulative, negative impact on their mental health. Research shows officers are at a s...
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Police officers are 4 times more likely to be fatally injured and 17 times more likely to suffer a nonfatal injury or illness than the average worker for all occupations in the United States.1 While t...
