New Directions in Police Academy Training: A Call to Action

Blumberg, Daniel M.; Schlösser, Michael; Papazoglou, Konstantinos; Creighton, Sarah; Kaye, Chief Chuck

doi:10.3390/ijerph16244941

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“…Another proposed solution is a change in the way in which police are trained. Specifically, advocates call for more training that creates “guardians” who protect and serve, instead of “warriors” who control and conquer (e.g., Blumberg et al, 2019; Kindy, 2015; Moraff, 2014; Rahr & Rice, 2015). 2…”

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“…Another proposed solution is a change in the way in which police are trained. Specifically, advocates call for more training that creates "guardians" who protect and serve, instead of "warriors" who control and conquer (e.g., Blumberg et al, 2019;Kindy, 2015;Moraff, 2014;Rahr & Rice, 2015). 2 According to statistics from a survey on police training academies nationwide performed by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in 2013, 51% of police academies in the survey adopted a model that was more "stress" than "non-stress" oriented.…”

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Creating Guardians or Warriors? Examining the Effects of Non-Stress Training on Policing Outcomes

Nicholson‐Crotty

2020

The American Review of Public Administration

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High-profile fatal police shootings of persons of color in recent years have led some to propose changes in the ways that police officers are trained to reduce violence in interactions between officers and citizens. This article explores the impact of a non-stress-oriented training model that some police academies have adopted as an alternative to traditional militaristic training models. We integrate multiple theoretical perspectives to develop the expectation that training interventions will have a significant impact on the nature of police/citizen interactions only when turnover of officers is sufficiently high. Results from analyses of 133 middle- to large-sized municipal police departments in 2013 suggest that non-stress training is significantly associated with reductions in use of deadly force by officers in those departments where recruits trained under such regimes make up a larger portion of the force. We do not find a significant direct or moderated effect on the number of police injured in confrontations with citizens or in the prevalence of discretionary arrests.

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Creating Guardians or Warriors? Examining the Effects of Non-Stress Training on Policing Outcomes

Nicholson‐Crotty

2020

The American Review of Public Administration

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“…Rather than focusing on one or two key well-being skills, it may be more important for efforts designed to enhance health and well-being to emphasize first responders' broader psychological skills (e.g., Blumberg & Papazoglou, 2018;Blumberg, Schlosser, Papazoglou, Creighton, & Kaye, 2019). Instead of learning a specific technique, the goal is to develop the skills that promote and maintain healthy functioning in many domains (i.e., physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual, occupational, and financial).…”

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Impact of The HEROES Project on First Responders’ Well-Being

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First responders experience a myriad of stressors (e.g., operational, organizational, personal) over the course of their career. An abundance of empirical evidence shows that the impact of those stressors on first responders’ health, well-being, and performance can be detrimental. Nevertheless, previous research has mainly focused on the role of a specific technique (e.g., mindfulness, breathing exercises, psychoeducation) towards the promotion of well-being among first responders. This allows us to explore the role of a single technique in supporting first responders. However, given the complexity of stressors experienced by this population, it appears that a synergistic role of multileveled intervention is imperative to promote lasting improvement in first responders’ well-being. To this end, The HEROES Project, an eight-week online training program, was developed to address the aforementioned gap in the literature. The HEROES Project incorporates lessons that aim to build a cluster of skills that together promote first responders’ wellbeing. In the present study, a sample of first responders (n = 124) from the US Midwest were recruited and completed The HEROES Project. They were assessed before and after completion of the program, and then follow-up measurements were obtained for two years following the baseline assessment. Results showed that participants with higher distress and lower psychological resources before the training benefited most from The HEROES Project, but that the training significantly improved psychological capital and reduced stress, depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms for all participants. Clinical and training implications as well as future research directions are discussed.

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“…However, given current hiring challenges, attention must be paid to training efforts that are necessary to boost recruits’ resilience and to strengthen their ability to successfully navigate the often choppy ethical waters of policing. For example, current innovative training practices that focus on strengthening recruits’ ethical decision-making [ 19 ] and emotional intelligence [ 20 ] are presented. Additionally, the need for agencies to install dedicated wellness programs with adequately resourced wellness officers [ 21 ] is discussed.…”

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Organizational Solutions to the Moral Risks of Policing

Blumberg

Papazoglou

Schlösser

2020

IJERPH

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In addition to the physical and emotional challenges faced by law enforcement professionals, the job confronts officers with numerous moral risks. The moral risks include moral distress, moral injury, ethical exhaustion, compassion fatigue, and practices that lead to lapses in ethical decision-making. The paper focuses on what police agencies can do to better address the moral risks of policing. These moral risks are central to officer wellness and, thus, a crucial component of officers’ operational readiness. Strategies are presented that will improve prevention efforts, including recruiting and hiring, training, supervision, and promotional practices. Additionally, the paper offers recommendations for effective approaches to intervention with officers who have displayed the effects of these moral risks. Finally, the paper highlights the kind of law enforcement leaders who are best able to implement strategies designed to prevent negative outcomes associated with the moral risks of policing.

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New Directions in Police Academy Training: A Call to Action

Cited by 94 publications

References 41 publications

Creating Guardians or Warriors? Examining the Effects of Non-Stress Training on Policing Outcomes

Creating Guardians or Warriors? Examining the Effects of Non-Stress Training on Policing Outcomes

Impact of The HEROES Project on First Responders’ Well-Being

Organizational Solutions to the Moral Risks of Policing

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