How to fall back in love with policing
You started the job when times were different, when the job was different, when the community may have treated you differently and when the nation perceived the profession differently. You […] Read More
News
Share your Hurricane Helene and Milton stories with APB!
Has your agency been impacted by Hurricane Helene or Hurricane Milton, or been involved with search, rescue and recovery efforts? We’re documenting how law enforcement has responded to these devastating […] Read More
Tennessee town’s entire police force resigns
There probably aren’t many cops who haven’t thought, at one time or another, “I should quit and show them!” The reality is that this type of protest toward an employing […] Read More
Crook drops in on cops — literally
Some of cinema’s greatest moments have dealt with the long arm of the law’s pursuit of desperate criminals. The Fugitive saw Harrison Ford trying to convince Tommy Lee Jones of his innocence, while U.S. Marshals saw Jones pursuing an equally innocent Wesley Snipes. Read More
Repetitive head impacts and trauma
The missing piece in suicide prevention
Over the last two years, researchers, including myself, have examined officers who died by suicide and the possible comorbidity of PTSD, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, impulsivity, rage and “hypervigilance,” often […] Read More
Officer to officer
Assessing suicidality during conversations
First responders are killing themselves at approximately twice the rate of the general population.1 Suicide stats have increased in every first responder job category. It’s no secret that suicide is […] Read More
