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On July 7, 2007, Plano, Texas, Police Officer Wes Hardy was traveling on his motorcycle through an intersection, and a motorist pulled directly out in front of his bike, resulting in a collision leadi...
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A typical, quiet summer day in a small town in rural Kansas was recently shattered by gunfire when a suspect fleeing from police fired at the officers who were pursuing him. The officers returned fire...
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The last several years have been challenging for law enforcement. In August 2018, preliminary 2018 data show that fatalities in law enforcement were already up by more than 10 percent over 2017 and th...
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Police and sheriff personnel routinely face highly stressful work days with regular exposure to traumatic events. These direct and ongoing threats to their overall health trigger negative behavioral,...
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In a June 2018 report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) described suicide as “more than a mental health concern” and reported that suicide rates have risen from 1999 through 20...
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Police officer deaths and early retirements due to health reasons can be devastating for families, organizations, and communities. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists law enforcement in the top 10 mo...
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Although some of the rhetoric around the “militarization of police” has quieted down, I still catch rumblings, observe media coverage, and hear from our members that they cannot seem to shake the ...
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These are troubled times for police officers and their families, with an almost endless stream of bad press about law enforcement, along with unthinkable assassinations and ambushes, numerous anti-pol...
