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....

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 Commons By 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...

Police Suicide – Analysis – Saul Roth

Image Credit: I, I’m nonpartisan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons By 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...