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Patrol
Coping With Stress on the Job
Law enforcement is becoming an increasingly difficult profession, and officers need to know how to decompress in healthy ways.
June 16, 2017
Patrol
Stressful Situations Make Officers More Likely to Die of Heart Attack
“Because of their job, police officers are under a more significant amount of stress compared to the general public. They take that stress home with them at the end of their shift, too,” said Stefanos Kales, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and senior author of the study.
August 21, 2015
Patrol
How to Handle Stress On Duty
Stress is a part of the job. But there are actions you can take to mitigate its effects that don't include the usual advice from doctors and fitness magazines.
May 1, 2015
Patrol
Stress Relief: Keeping Yourself Code 4
Police officers have one of the world’s toughest jobs. In fact, our job is also rated as one of the world’s most stressful. Heart attacks, alcohol abuse, and other results of long-term stress run rampant through every police department nationwide.
February 28, 2006
Training
How Do I Cope With Stress?
Ours is the best job in the world.
However, no place in these oaths does it say anything about how we take care of ourselves while we protect and serve. The new recruit is not always prepared for a culture that does not easily lend itself to teaching how to protect oneself from the damaging effects of stress.
October 31, 2007
Training
A Year After Slayings, Dallas Police Train in 'Mindfulness'
A year later, Dallas officers are still grieving, but scores of them have received or are on track to receive specialized training in "mindfulness" and other stress-management techniques that aim to teach police how to better understand and control their emotions, both on and off the job.
July 7, 2017
Patrol
Police Domestic Violence
In our society, it's doctrine that education is the key to success. Police domestic violence activist Renae Griggs also believes that education is the key to helping officers learn ways to constructively cope with job-related stress.
January 31, 2005
Patrol
Officer Hailed as Hero at Orlando Nightclub Shooting Loses Job, Pension Money Over PTSD
Delgado, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of witnessing the carnage, scoured through bodies that littered the ground and helped survivors get to safety.
December 6, 2017
Patrol
Preventing On-the-Job Injuries
In many U.S. law enforcement agencies, it isn't uncommon for one in five officers to file worker's compensation claims in a given year. And most of these claims are valid.
June 5, 2007
Women in Law Enforcement
Pregnancy and Policing
Once an officer shows her pregnancy physically, most officers agree she should take a light-duty job. The pregnancy adds stress to other patrol officers because they worry about her health and the baby's health. And she must deal with the perception that she looks more vulnerable.
June 23, 2011
Careers
Be the Best Job Candidate
Don't lose heart. Finding a way to stand out and rise to the top is the real goal.
April 19, 2010
Patrol
Pass the Blue Crayon, Please
All of us have activities that simply make us stronger and better, like working out or fishing or hunting or … coloring! Look, I don't judge (OK, maybe a little). Just find things that you enjoy and help you recover from the stress of your job.
July 6, 2016
Patrol
Canadian Government to Study Post-Traumatic Stress Among First Responders
The Canadian government will reportedly invest millions of dollars in an effort to better identify, treat, and prevent post-traumatic stress among public safety workers.
February 14, 2019
Patrol
Losing Yourself in the Job
The officer rolled up his sleeves. Muscles built from weight training had atrophied. His tan from running along the beach had also vanished, along with other traces of his former life.
March 31, 2007
Patrol
Canadian Government to Study Post-Traumatic Stress Among First Responders
The Canadian government will reportedly invest millions of dollars in an effort to better identify, treat, and prevent post-traumatic stress among public safety workers.
February 14, 2019
Training
How To Get a Job in Law Enforcement
The economy is better now, and funding for law enforcement is rapidly being restored. This is good news for those individuals hoping to enter policing for the first time, and for veteran officers seeking to move to a new agency.
June 18, 2018
Patrol
LEOs' Exposure to Stressful Situations Could Increase Heart Disease Risk, Study Says
A study of more than 300 members of the Buffalo Police Department suggests that highly stressful events may be associated with disturbances of the normal awakening cortisol pattern. That can leave the officers vulnerable to disease.
February 8, 2017
Training
Training for Stress
It all comes down to you. Don't let the state recommended guidelines or your department's training unit decide how or what you need to practice. These are probably minimum guidelines at best.
December 12, 2010
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