Police Suicide – Suicidal Ideation – Saul Roth

Image Credit: Pixabay By Saul Roth In 2001, Ireland had the first registry in the world to help recognize signs of suicidal ideation. This organization is a parasuicide registry, maintained by the National Suicide Research Foundation. Parasuicide is a deliberate act...

Police Suicide – Introduction 7 – Saul Roth

Image Credit: Pixabay By Saul Roth On February 13, 2014, The Huffington Post reported on the four victims of terminated police officer Chris Dormer, which entailed one of the biggest man hunts in the history of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Chris Dormer...

Police Suicide – Introduction 6 – Saul Roth

Image Credit: Pixabay By Saul Roth Naturally, police officers may be confronted with dangerous situations. While this is infrequent, there is more for a police officer to accomplish before this danger might occur. Police officers are usually in a patrol cars answering...

Police Suicide – Introduction 5 – Saul Roth

Image Credit: Pixabay By Saul Roth As previously noted, new police recruits undergo extensive evaluation. After the evaluations, the police recruit goes through police academy and a probation period. Two occupations with similar training standards are firefighter and...