Understanding Emotional Pain For First Responders
Blogs Understanding Emotional Pain For First Responders “Unexpressed negative emotions never die. They fester like an infection, and they become cancerous.”-Former FBI negotiator Chris Voss, author of Never Split the Difference, speaking during his Masterclass series. I walked into the victim services office to make a referral for a sex assault of a young victim. […]
Understanding the Psychology of Lethal Force Decisions for Police Officers
“That morning if you had asked me what I would do if a guy pointed a gun at me,” Chad said, “I would have said, ‘blast him.’”
I WAS NOT READY FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF POLICE WORK
When I started my career as a police officer in 2007, I found out that I had not been prepared for the psychological challenges of a career in policing.