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Critical Challenges to Police Officer Wellness

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2019

Police officers face unique challenges in the line of duty that threaten their health and well-be... more Police officers face unique challenges in the line of duty that threaten their health and well-being. Officers experience organizational, operational, community-related, and personal stressors ranging from shift work and critical incident response to public pressures related to police-community relations and social media. Exposure to police stress and trauma presents external challenges to wellness which makes officers vulnerable to experiencing compassion fatigue, moral injury, and burnout. Compassion fatigue, resulting from caring for those who suffer, is associated with feelings of anger, anxiety, guilt, hopelessness, and powerlessness. Other symptoms may include emotional instability, diminished self-esteem, self-harm, inability to concentrate, hypervigilance, disorientation, rigidity, apathy, perfectionism, and preoccupation to trauma. Furthermore, moral injury occurs when officers witness or take part in acts that violate their deeply held moral beliefs, which in turn carries ...

Giving Voice to Officers Who Experienced Life-Threatening Situations in the Line of Duty: Lessons Learned About Police Survival

SAGE Open, 2018

I will tell you about some incidents that I have had, which made me realize that no matter how we... more I will tell you about some incidents that I have had, which made me realize that no matter how well-prepared you are, how welltrained you are, you cannot avoid getting in situations that you can't control. .. It will never go away, it will always be a. .. It would be a part of my life, but I've learned to live with it.

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Stress Spillover in Policing and Negative Relationship Functioning for Law Enforcement Marriages

The Family Journal, 2018

The nature of police work includes toxic work environments and uncertain danger which imparts a u... more The nature of police work includes toxic work environments and uncertain danger which imparts a unique type of occupational stress spillover or the transfer of stress from work life to home life for law enforcement officers. Work stress places officers at risk for negative health and psychosocial outcomes. While it has been shown that occupational stress can compromise the well-being of police officers, little is known about how spillover can effect other areas of life for officers such as marital relationships. This study investigates the association between work demands, emotional stress spillover, and marital functioning in a law enforcement sample. Data from 1,180 married law enforcement respondents to the Police Officer Questionnaire which included 148 items assessing work stress, health, family, and support were examined. Responses were analyzed using regression analyses. Results showed that career demands and emotional spillover were statistically significant predictors of th...

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Sleeping away from home: a vehicle for adolescent delinquency?

Journal of Children's Services, 2018

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between persistently sleeping aw... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between persistently sleeping away from the home as a predictor of adolescent delinquency in a largely Latino sample of 91 adolescents. Design/methodology/approach This study employs multiple linear regressions to examine the relationship between sleeping away from the home (IV) and antisocial behavior and substance use (DVs) with dangerous neighborhood characteristics as a moderator. Findings Results show that sleeping away from the home on a persistent basis is a significant predictor of antisocial behavior and substance use. Neighborhood characteristics moderated the effect of sleeping away on substance use only. One possible explanation includes opportunities for increased time with deviant peers that is created by persistently sleeping away from home. Additionally, sleeping away from the home may allow adolescents from strict households to opportunistically engage in delinquent behavior in households with less str...

Fighting Police Trauma: Practical Approaches to Addressing Psychological Needs of Officers

SAGE Open, 2018

. tough guys [cops] fear being 'shrunk,' having a notion of the psychotherapy experience as akin ... more . tough guys [cops] fear being 'shrunk,' having a notion of the psychotherapy experience as akin to brainwashing , a humiliating, infantilizing experience in which they lie on a couch and sob about their toilet training.. . the idea of needing "mental help" implies weakness, cowardice, and lack of ability to do the job.

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Police Moral Injury, Compassion Fatigue, and Compassion Satisfaction: A Brief Report

Police compassion fatigue, or the emotional cost of caring associated with police work, can lead ... more Police compassion fatigue, or the emotional cost of caring associated with police work, can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, work dissatisfaction, depression, burnout, self-criticism and destructive coping strategies. Similarly, officers may experience moral injury in the line of duty when they witness or become involved in acts that transgress their moral beliefs. The strains of compassion fatigue and moral injury may negatively influence police compassion satisfaction, or the positive feelings and benefits experienced because of caring for others. The purpose of this study was to examine the contributions of compassion fatigue and moral injury on police compassion satisfaction among a sample of police officers from the National Police of Finland (n=454). Results indicated that greater levels of compassion fatigue and moral injury were significantly associated with low levels of compassion satisfaction. Clinical and practical ideas are offered, with the aim of minimizing the effects of compassion fatigue and moral injury while promoting compassion satisfaction for law enforcement officers.

The Role of Moral Injury in PTSD Among Law Enforcement Officers: A Brief Report

Exposure to critical incidents and hence potentially traumatic events is endemic in law enforceme... more Exposure to critical incidents and hence potentially traumatic events is endemic in law enforcement. The study of law enforcement officers' experience of moral injury and their exposure to potentially morally injurious incidents, and research on moral injury's relationship with different forms of traumatization (e.g. compassion fatigue, post-traumatic stress disorder) are in their infancy. The present study aims to build on prior research and explores the role of moral injury in predicting post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its clusters thereof. To this end, a sample of law enforcement officers (N = 370) from the National Police of Finland was recruited to participate in the current study. Results showed that moral injury significantly predicted PTSD as well as its diagnostic clusters (i.e., avoidance, hyperarousal, re-experiencing). The aforementioned role of moral injury to significantly predict PTSD and its clusters were unequivocal even when compassion fatigue was...

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