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Saul Roth is living proof that experience matters. He is a resourceful, dedicated, and accomplished law enforcement professional with over 37 years of experience as a first responder and follow-up investigator. Saul has 22 years of experience in the Nassau County Police Department and 10 years of law enforcement in the NYC Department of Corrections, the NYC Transit Police Department, and the NYC Police Department. He also served 26 years in military service: active duty, reserves and National Guard.
Saul Roth’s exceptional interpersonal skills make him quickly able to establish rapport with people from diverse backgrounds on all professional levels.
SAUL ROTH BLOG POSTS
Australia’s Main Transnational Crime Problems – Saul Roth
Image Credit: Stasyan117, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy Saul Roth Australia’s main transnational crime problems are from the illegal drug trade, human trafficking, small arms smuggling, money laundering and cybercrime. Marijuana is the drug most used in...
Police Suicide – Final Conclusion – Saul Roth
Image Credit: Chris Yarzab, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy 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 addition,...
Police Suicide – Conclusion 2 – Saul Roth
Image Credit: Jason Lawrence, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy 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...
How large will my pension be if I stay in the military for twenty years? – Saul Roth
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Police Suicide – Conclusion 1 – Saul Roth
Image Credit: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy 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 CommonBy 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 CommonsBy 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 CommonsBy 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....
Police Suicide – Analysis 3 – Saul Roth
Image Credit: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.By Saul Roth A position that accumulates large amounts of acute stress will often produce dangerous chronic stress over an extended period of time. Anshel et al. (1997) explained that officers suffer...
Police Suicide – Analysis 2 – Saul Roth
Image Credit: Ryan Joseph Daley, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy Saul Roth Prior to committing suicide, people are usually depressed. Violanti (2008) found in his study of a mid-size police department that those officers experiencing depression had a higher rate...
As a police officer, is it luck of the draw who gets assigned to bicycle patrol? – Saul Roth
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What is a day in the life of an Air Force reservist like? – Saul Roth
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Police Suicide – Analysis – Saul Roth
Image Credit: I, I'm nonpartisan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy Saul Roth I have uncovered many studies and articles concerning police stress and police suicide. From my experience of over 37 years as the law enforcement professional, I believe that many of...
Police Suicide – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 9 – Saul Roth
Image Credit: André Gustavo Stumpf from Brasil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy Saul Roth On the other hand, there is a possible misconception that police officers consume more alcohol than the general public. A study of police officers in Mississippi by Lindsey,...
Police Suicide – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 8 – Saul Roth
Image Credit: André Gustavo Stumpf from Brasil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy Saul Roth Many police officers maintain their workplace attitudes when home with the family. At work an officer has to exert an authoritarian stance, a behavior that does not always sit...
Police Suicide – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 7 – Saul Roth
Image Credit: André Gustavo Stumpf from Brasil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy Saul Roth I was a corrections officer for two years on two different correction departments, during which I experienced a similar administrative structure in corrections as I have in...
Police Suicide – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 6 – Saul Roth
Image Credit: Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of AmericaMC1 Gina K Danals/U.S. Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsBy Saul Roth In the modern police department, police administrators are under constant and excessive stress. Police administrators...
Police Suicide – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 5 – Saul Roth
Image Credit: Photograph by D Ramey Logan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsBy Saul Roth Police officers with low self-esteem experience many psychological conditions, such as depression and anxiety, and are more prone to suffer burnout. Additionally, officers could...
