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Is suicide among law enforcement professionals a problem? Various sources report 300 completed police suicides annually.1 Other sources report that a law enforcement officer (LEO) is more likely to di...
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Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia, offers unique challenges for law enforcement as the presence of this chronic disease may impair many older adults’ abilities to operate motor...
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Police chiefs have a constitutional and moral duty to protect and serve their personnel and communities. Busy police chiefs want the very best expertise in training in order to accomplish this mission...
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Selection interviews continue to be one of the most popular tools used by organizations to choose prospective candidates for entry-level positions and promotion. Because the evaluations that law enfor...
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Most members of the law enforcement community—line officers, supervisors, managers, and chiefs—will face the issue of suicide within their ranks at some point in their careers.1 Even agencies well...
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In a study comparing highly rated police officers to lower-level performers, high performers were found to be more gregarious, display a more positive outlook on life, exhibit greater interpersonal wa...
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The IACP Police Psychological Service Section provides guidelines for professional psychological practice to the law enforcement community. The guidelines cover pre-employment psychological evaluation...
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The reactions and symptoms that may accompany exposure to officer-involved shootings and other life-threatening confrontations can be devastating to the mental health and career of a peace officer, as...
