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October 2021

Policing with Empathy

GUEST EDITORS Emily Kuhn and Kristen McGeeney

Empathy is a key element of the profession-wide goal of enhancing community-police engagement and building trust-based relationships. Recognizing and understanding the mental state of others, particularly when it differs from that of the officer, can enhance interactions and guide decision-making for an optimal, mutually beneficial outcome.

Articles

  • Increasing Empathy Through Trauma-Informed Policing

    By Becky Haas, ETSU/Ballad Health STRONG Brain Institute, East Tennessee State University; Andrea D. Clements, PhD, Department of Psychology, ETSU/Ballad Health STRONG Brain Institute, East Tennessee State University; and Wade Gourley, Chief, Oklahoma City Police Department, Oklahoma
    Empathy for those served, for one another, and for oneself can enhance the quality of life for those in law enforcement. Further, empathy is enhanced through understanding why many people behave as th...

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  • Interacting with Individuals Who Have Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

    By Rachel A. Minkoff, PhD, LMSW and Carlos E. Gerena, PhD, LMSW
    Justice-involved individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) face tremendous challenges within the criminal justice system. Their potential for limited mental capacity may inte...

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  • Building a Unit to Bridge the Gap

    By Nicole Carroll, Director, Victim Services Unit, Louisville Metro Police Department, Kentucky, and Josh Hasch, Major, Louisville Metro Police Department, Kentucky
    Imagine your loved one is murdered inside your home, and although you are grieving, you are responsible for finding someone to clean the crime scene, planning and paying for a funeral, understanding t...

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  • Changing Minds to End the Opioid Epidemic

    By Joseph Daniel Remy, Esq., Supervisor, Financial & Cyber Crime Unit, Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, New Jersey; Melissa Ann O’Mara, Esq., Assistant Prosecutor, State of New Jersey; Colleen McKay Wharton, MA, MCHES, Program Manager, Center for Public Health Workforce Development, Rutgers School of Public Health; and Timothy Seplaki, Chief, EMS Data and Intelligence, Office of EMS New Jersey Department of Health
    The 19.3 million U.S. residents facing drug addiction confront an interesting dilemma when revived from a drug overdose: Do I agree to go to the hospital where I will wait in an emergency departm...

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