How moral injury affects police officers Dr. Cherylynn Lee for American Police Beat n this profession, there are inevitable atrocities. Everything from the break room sink full of dishes (no, your mom does not work here) to calls for service where the victim’s teeth are falling out as they [...]
Discover the key phases of burnout and how self-awareness can help you regain control By Chris Zamora for Police1.com As first responders, we’re trained to focus on the mission, stay sharp and always push forward. However, we often fail to see how our commitment to public safety can grind [...]
December can be extra stressful as you juggle working and spending time with your family; here are some tips to help you survive the holiday season By Amy Morgan, MSC, CFRC(D), TECC-LEO for Police1.com AP Photo/Mary Altaffer With jingle bells, twinkly lights and ho-ho-ho everywhere, pictures of the holidays make us [...]
By Steve Albrecht for Calibre Press | Calibrepress.com A partner of mine relayed the following story which reveals not so much about him, but rather the police profession: “I can’t believe how much I curse on this job! It seems like when I’m in a patrol car I can’t [...]
By Lance LoRusso for Calibre Press Today we begin a list of simple but powerful pieces of advice we should all remember, shared by a veteran officer from a large west coast agency. He begins… 1. Be safe. Quite a revelation, you say? But that thought is the foundation of [...]
Reprinted from Calibre Press Training Network By Steve Albrecht The uncomfortable truth about this job is that a highly traumatic event can appear before you during the first hour of your first day in the field. And while you may have been able to successfully cope with the first [...]
From Calibre Press Barbara Schwartz’s recent article, Take Notice of an Officer’s Pain, resonated powerfully with Calibre Press newsletter readers. One in particular, Gerry Walker, a U.S. Army veteran, a former police officer and a current federal law enforcement officer, sent us the following response, one we felt was important to share. [...]
By Barbara A. Schwartz for Calibre Press Calibre Press Editor’s note: September is suicide prevention month. With that, thank you to Barbara Schwartz for sharing the following important and timely article. You can make a difference in an officer’s life by noticing when they are hurting, struggling, or overwhelmed [...]
Implement these steps to help ensure when your officers are asked how they are holding up after an OIS you’ll get an answer that’s better than “I’m okay." By Dr. Cherylynn Lee for Police1.com My first deployment as a police psychologist was to a homicide scene. The page came [...]
In 2022, the Missouri Department of Public Safety launched a training program to teach first responders - law enforcement, fire service, EMS, and dispatchers - how to identify and deal with the stress that can come with their jobs. Free classes are offered several times a year in Jefferson [...]
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