How To Prepare For The Police Academy

How To Prepare For The Police Academy

Although a life in law enforcement is a journey that never ends, for most the journey starts at the police academy. It’s a job training program that will test and stretch both mental and physical attributes. It’s a program designed to be tough. It separates those that...
RESPONDING VERSUS REACTING TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS

RESPONDING VERSUS REACTING TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS

As every member of our country’s law enforcement knows all too well, the job entails confronting dangerous situations constantly: Every day, there are 27 deadly weapons attacks on our officers. Every day, as officers respond to domestic violence calls, their lives are...
What are the signs of PTSD?

What are the signs of PTSD?

UNDERSTANDING POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER With sadness and compassion, we have all heard of soldiers returning from war suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Understanding the traumas of warfare and its aftereffects can help us to recognize the...