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Visions Of Courage – God Opened Another Door for Me
©Twenty-five years ago, just for fun, Louisiana State Trooper Bobby Smith would lift weights competitively. He could bench press 450 pounds. He could run all day without requiring a break. He worked...
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The stress of 911 call-takers and emergency dispatchers
© Mark Bond Thursday, January 15, 2015 In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson’sCommission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice recommended that police departments have a single number for the...
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Injured on duty: The battle for benefits and the award that’s helping
The Badge of Life Canada is publishing this article for the benefit of American police officers. Also for anyone who knows any American police officer(s), can you please pass on the content of this...
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You’re Not A Cop Until You Taste Them (A Rookie’s Story)
The department was all astir, there was a lot of laughing and joking due to all the new officers, myself included, hitting the streets today for the first time. After months of seemingly endless...
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Making sure help is on the way
Langley resident Rae-Lynne Dicks began her career as a 911 operator in 1995. She left the job after being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and began studying at University of the...
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By Helping Others I am Helping Myself.
Author: ©Ralph Wolf Thistle My name is Ralph Wolf Thistle and I am a 30 year veteran of the Toronto Police Service. During my career as a front line police officer I was involved in numerous traumatic...
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Hi, my name is Heidi Rogers and I’m here today to tell you my husband’s story
Author: ©Heidi Rogers Hi, my name is Heidi Rogers and I’m here today to tell you my husband’s story because he is unable to. You see on Monday July 7th, last summer, I came home from work to find he...
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This Retired Police Officer Shot His Daughters and Himself: Why?
Murder-suicide sheds light on a little-known, yet dangerous problem in police culture ©By Amelia Pang, Epoch Times | March 13, 2015 NEW YORK—It was hard to pinpoint when Glen Hochman’s mind began to...
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Are Canadian Police Departments in Crisis?
In the Line of Duty – Ombudsman’s remarks André Marin The Ontario Provincial Police and the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services both say they take the issue of operational stress...
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We are Humans – Not Robots
You realize the total indifference to this issue by police managers when you actually have an opportunity to become that “fly on the wall”. In the twilight of my career and due to my unwavering...
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