an item asked if the police officer considered themselves to have been exposed to a traumatic event: “Have you been confronted with a traumatic event during your professional activities? (Yes/No)”. If the res
The officer demonstrated a reluctance to become the weapon, to allow it to become more than a tool, by formally stating that which could have simply been implied, underscoring the fact that the weapon not only has a voice, but is rarely silent, and if an officer does not want it to spe...
Crucially, our approach balances: (1) concern that an officer is unable to remember every cooperative experience with their colleagues; with (2) an awareness that the behavioral consequences of an officer’s exposure to their colleagues on any given day may manifest over longer time scales. Furth...