For first responders, exposure to potentially traumatic events comes with the job. It’s crucial organizations have sound practices and resources in place to help their team cope with stress and trauma. Learn more about how traumatic memories affect the brain and what you can do to help yourself or a colleague in need.
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Both the adoption of police body cameras and the popularity of smartphone video cameras promised greater transparency and accountability. But studies show that video evidence can be subject to the same biases as any other witness report.
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Law enforcement’s current space in the public eye makes systems like these especially vital, but the same idea applies in other industries. The more you know about an employee’s work and training history, the more likely you are to catch and address problems early.
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This six-part webinar series explores the keys to building and managing tomorrow’s police department. Critical conversations examine hiring practices, how to choose the right mission focus, why culture matters, striving for transparency, data-driven leadership, and more. It’s everything you can do now to ensure success tomorrow.
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On a Mission – The purpose of law enforcement is to maintain social order and peace. But what does that look like for your police force? These experts examine how mission drives everything, from effective policies to compliance protocol.
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Growing calls for police reform include the creation of a more universal standard to prevent the hiring of officers who have previously been dismissed for misconduct. Efforts are underway to improve uniformity, participation, and access to the existing National Decertification Index in order to keep decertified officers from returning to law enforcement.
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Public safety will look different in the future, and it will look different place to place. But across the board, Envisage Technologies is built to help leaders keep their promises and offer answers that matter.
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On paper, law enforcement and social work may seem like very different professions, although they are often professionally intertwined. In practice, bringing a social worker into the law enforcement environment can generate substantial benefits for the agency and its public.
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This webinar is part two of a four-part series entitled Mental Health in Law Enforcement – Diversity: Honoring Our Differences. Amy Morgan, a mental health professional and director of the Certified First Responder Counselor program, discusses how to appreciate differences in others and why it’s important to have diversity.
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This webinar teaches how to build a work/industry culture that reduces mental health stigma, embraces training and education, and encourages exposure (chemical, biological, mental) tracking. Takeaways: -Tips for recognizing burnout and dangerous stress in yourself and others due to trauma -Standardizing processes for training and documenting exposure -Ways to build a culture of awareness
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