Police Suicide – Final Conclusion – Saul Roth

Image Credit:  Chris Yarzab, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Saul Roth Recommendations Police departments should have mandatory psychological evaluations for police officers after every incident that might lead to PTSD or other psychological condition. In...

Police Suicide – Conclusion 2 – Saul Roth

Image Credit:  Jason Lawrence, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Saul Roth Police departments will have to do more than a block of training in the police academy. Unfortunately, money is always an issue. Millions of dollars are spent by police agencies to buy...

Police Suicide – Conclusion 1 – Saul Roth

Image Credit:  Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Saul Roth Suicide is a problem for everyone in society. It is a permanent solution to temporary problem (Kelly & Rich, 2006). After reading and studying the data and peer-reviewed articles, I do...

Police Suicide – Analysis 6 – Saul Roth

Image Credit:  Jason Lawrence, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Common By Saul Roth Family Stress Perhaps more than ever, families are experiencing stress. Many families have both mother and fathers working to support the family. Sometimes the rotating shifts can relieve some...

Police Suicide – Analysis 5 – Saul Roth

Image Credit:  Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Saul Roth Administrative Stress The term “rookie” is commonplace in police culture. It is always heard in police television shows and movies. Brooks and Piquero (1998) aptly explain how new officers try...

Police Suicide – Analysis 4 – Saul Roth

Image Credit:  Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Saul Roth Stein et al. (2007) explained that those individuals that find police work thrilling and thrive on excitement have a lesser chance to experience PTSD....