Creating a family support group at your agency
In 2020, I attended an IACP-sponsored officer health and wellness seminar where the director of our regional peer support team and I were tasked with creating a family support group […] Read More
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Former police chief says “fatherless families” are the root cause of crime
Law enforcement expert and former Martinsburg, West Virginia, police chief Maury Richards said the root cause of crime in society is fatherless families. Richards, who served as the Martinsburg police […] Read More
Female Massachusetts police officers hope to inspire future generations of women
One of the first female police officers to join the Natick, Massachusetts, Police Department hopes to inspire future generations of women entering law enforcement. In 1994, Cara Rossi and two […] Read More
The lasting emotional and mental effects of being a first responder spouse
I awoke to what I thought was a doorbell. I glanced at my clock: midnight. It must have been a dream. Who would ring my doorbell at midnight? My husband […] Read More
Back the Badge festival supports law enforcement
In Illinois, hundreds of people recently showed up to the Farmer City Raceway to support law enforcement by enjoying music and beer at the Back the Badge festival. The festival […] Read More
Former police officers heal their PTSD wounds through podcast
Two former police officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department discuss mental health and PTSD through their podcast “Black and Blue Lives.” Retired officers Prince Blue and Jonathan Steppe decided to […] Read More
