How Cops Die [electronic resource] : Understanding and Preventing Duty-related Deaths.

ISBN:

9780398088224

Title:

Author:

Kasper, Jody.

Personal Author:

Kasper, Jody.

Publication Information:

Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 2012.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 pages)

Contents:

Officers killed in the line of duty, 2010 on-duty deaths -- The numbers: an overview of on-duty deaths -- The #1 killer: traffic accidents -- Preventing traffic deaths: successful strategies -- The #2 killer: police homicides -- Preventing police homicides: successful strategies duty-related deaths -- Employee physical health: beyond foot chases and fights -- Improving physical health: successful strategies -- Employee mental health: seeing the big picture -- Maintaining good mental health: successful strategies administrator's guide -- Developing a comprehensive wellness program: departmental assessments -- Working toward wellness: getting a new wellness program off the ground -- Employee morale: the root of safety and wellness.

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Subject Term:

Police -- Mortality -- United States.

Police -- Violence against -- United States.

Police -- Health and hygiene -- United States.

Police training -- United States.

Self-defense for police -- United States.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 2012.

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Summary

The purpose of this unique book is to provide police officers and administrators with a simple and effective handbook to improve the safety of police employees. It is research-based and uses the most up-to-date statistics from the Department of Justice, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, and the Uniform Crime Report. The first chapter of this book contains a complete list of actual cases of officer deaths during 2010. This list provides an overview of how officers are dying in the line of duty. After a problem is identified and discussed in one chapter, the next chapter details strategies that can be implemented to reduce injury and death by employees. Additional topics include specific problems including traffic fatalities, assaults on officers, police homicides, physical health, psychological health, moonlighting, shift work, substance abuse, heart disease, nutrition, suicide, and family issues. The importance of comprehensive wellness programs, and the interconnectedness of employee morale with health and safety are examined. This book has detailed the true causes of Job-related police officer injury and death. It has also identified effective strategies that police personnel at all levels can do to prevent these tragedies from continuing to occur. These recommended strategies will prove useful for officers and administrators alike.