scholarly journals Features of restoring the mental health of law enforcement officers who participated in the operation of the United Forces

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 97-103
Author(s):  
O. S. Kolesnichenko
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Prolonged Stay ◽  
Injurious Effect ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
Group Experiences ◽  
Treatment Measures

Based on the analysis of existing developments in the field of psychological rehabilitation of combatants, as well as own empirical research on the problem of combat psychological traumatization of individuals, the author has elaborated and presented own program “Decompression”. Measures of psychological work of this program are designed for three or four days. Participation involves the employees of the units (all of them), who had suffered psychological traumatic events: death, injury, injurious effect of a person; stay in isolation (in captivity, hostage, surrounded); work with the remnants of human bodies; prolonged stay in the conditions of the operation of the United Forces, staying under the fire of the enemy, the use of weapons to defeat the enemy. It is envisaged that during the period of decompression, the employees (combatants) should be involved in a dynamic, not boring and uncomplicated activity. Experience shows that if servicemen do nothing during this period, this will greatly contribute to the development of negative individual and group experiences and conditions, the occurrence of misconduct, drunkenness, drug addiction, etc. This program contains a set of group and individual work methods, namely: debriefing, aimed at switching the minds of employees (combatants) from the zone of extreme conditions to the usual life, receiving relief, reducing the feeling of uniqueness and abnormality of own reactions, reducing internal tension, reducing the severity of psychological consequences after experienced stress; sessions of psycho-emotional self-regulation; treatment measures; individual psychological counseling. At the end of the work, a conclusion-prognosis is drawn up for each employee who participated in the mental health restoration program “Decompression’ and recommendations on the possibility of further admission to the independent performance of the tasks of the service, the need for medical supervision, treatment, rehabilitation, enrollment in the group of strengthened psychological attention, etc. are provided.

scholarly journals Law enforcement and mental health clinician partnerships in global mental health: outcomes for the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model adaptation in Liberia, West Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mina Boazak ◽  
Sarah Yoss ◽  
Brandon A. Kohrt ◽  
Wilfred Gwaikolo ◽  
Pat Strode ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Crisis Intervention ◽  
Global Mental Health ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Crisis Intervention Team ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Intervention Team ◽  
Cit Model

Abstract Background The Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) model is a law enforcement strategy that aims to build alliances between the law enforcement and mental health communities. Despite its success in the United States, CIT has not been used in low- and middle-income countries. This study assesses the immediate and 9-month outcomes of CIT training on trainee knowledge and attitudes. Methods Twenty-two CIT trainees (14 law enforcement officers and eight mental health clinicians) were evaluated using pre-developed measures assessing knowledge and attitudes related to mental illness. Evaluations were conducted prior to, immediately after, and 9 months post training. Results The CIT training produced improvements both immediately and 9 months post training in knowledge and attitudes, suggesting that CIT can benefit law enforcement officers even in extremely low-resource settings with limited specialized mental health service infrastructure. Conclusion These findings support further exploration of the benefits of CIT in highly under-resourced settings.

Association of Sleep Quality With Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Mental Health in Law Enforcement Officers

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (8) ◽  
pp. e281-e286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Braden Everding ◽  
Justus E. Hallam ◽  
Marian L. Kohut ◽  
Duck-chul Lee ◽  
Amanda A. Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers

Theoretical Aspects of the Study of Voluntary Self-Regulation and Neuropsychic Stability in Law Enforcement Officers

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-12
Author(s):  
S.N. Sorokoumova ◽  
◽  
R.V. Laptev ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Stress Resistance ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Analytical Review ◽  
Self Knowledge ◽  
Professional Longevity ◽  
The Individual

the article is devoted to the theoretical aspects of voluntary self-regulation and its role in the formation of the neuropsychiatric stability of law enforcement officers. The analytical review of the problem of scientific research devoted to self-regulation is presented. Self-regulation is considered in the context of the most complex and significant problems of personal stability in general and the specifics of stress resistance in law enforcement officers in their professional activities in particular. The essence and conceptual apparatus associated with the phenomenon of self-regulation are revealed from the perspective of different branches of scientific knowledge. A special place is given to the justification of the influence of voluntary self-regulation on the neuropsychiatric stability of the individual, while arbitrary self-regulation is considered as a process and result associated with self-knowledge, labor efficiency and professional longevity of employees.

Law enforcement officers and Employee Assistance Programs

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Donnelly ◽  
Colby Valentine ◽  
Karen Oehme
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The toll of the stresses of policing on officers’ physical and mental health and on their individual work and family functioning has been well documented in the literature. Given the well-established consequences of work-related stress on law enforcement, it becomes important to understand how officers are utilizing institutional support systems. Specifically, the purpose of this paper is to elucidate the relationship between officers and Employee Assistant Programs (EAPs). Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from surveys attached to an online officer training targeting domestic violence in law enforcement families in a large southern state. Findings – A total of n=934 participants were retained for analyses. Few respondents (16.2 percent) reported accessing their EAPs. Totally, 56.4 percent reported knowing enough about their EAP and how to access it; 33 percent of participants would not use their EAPs for domestic violence concerns. No significant differences among officers who did and did not access their EAPs for workplace stress, posttraumatic stress, alcohol use, or domestic violence were identified. Significant differences in alcohol use, posttraumatic stress, and operational stress were identified in those who reported not knowing enough about how to access their EAP. Practical implications – Concrete suggestions are offered to help increase officers’ knowledge and understanding of the importance of mental health and EAPs. Agencies should consider a more comprehensive approach to mental health to ensure that officers get the help they need. Originality/value – Very little is known about the relationship that law enforcement officers have with EAP services. This study sheds light on some important differences in work-related stress, stress reactions, and knowledge and familiarity with EAP services.

scholarly journals Gender-associated analysis of high-risk groups for mental health problems in law-enforcement officers

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. e020476
Author(s):  
Vitaliy Omelyanovich
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Risk Measures ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Psychosomatic Diseases

Background Mental disorders prevention in specific professional groups is impossible without scientifically substantiated allocation of groups with increased neuropsychiatric and psychosomatic disorders risk. This fact indicates the need to study the gender, age and professional characteristics in law enforcement workers who already have problems with psychological adaptation. Methods and materials The study involved 1630 law enforcement officers (1,301 men and 329 women) who were evaluated with the Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R). As the statistical methods were used the partial regression calculation coefficient η2, cohort calculation risk measures, φ*-total Fischer transformation method, and single-factor dispersion Fisher's analysis. Results According to gender characteristics, the problems with psychological adaptation in men were significantly less pronounced than in women (φ*=1.79; p=0.37). These data were confirmed by the cohort calculation and risk measures results: men – 0.261, women – 0.349 (the psychological disadaptation risk in women was 1.3 times higher than men). There weren’t any statistically significant age differences between the representatives of both gender groups with psychological adaptation disturbances and healthy ones (φ* ≤1.19; p≥0.1). Among patients who suffered from psychosomatic diseases, were men over the age of 35 (φ* ≥2.28; p≤0.0001) and women over 26 years old (φ*= 2.16; p=0.014) prevailed. There were significantly fewer people among men with psychosomatic illnesses with 4-9 years of professional working experience than in a healthy group. On the contrary, there were significantly more patients in a law enforcement workers group with 10-15 years working experience than in the healthy one (φ*>1.73; p<0.0001). Conclusion The risk of mental health problems in female police officers is much higher than in men. Disadaptation development is not related to the age and length of working experience in the police. Men with working experience greater than 10 years should be included in the risk group for psychosomatic diseases.

scholarly journals PREDICTING ADAPTABILITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS USING STRESS MODELING

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 77-86
Author(s):  
Vera Gennadievna Bulygina ◽  
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Dubinskii ◽  
Mariya Yurievna Belyakova
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Psychological Adaptation ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Stress Modeling ◽  
Regulatory Systems ◽  
Psychological Features

Background. The relevance of the study is associated with the need to increase the effectiveness of measures to prevent the development of mental disorders in law enforcement officers and to form a stable psychological adaptation to high-intensity stressors when working in extreme conditions. Aim. The paper aims to evaluate the adaptability of people of extreme jobs with different indicators of regulatory systems during stress modeling. Materials and methods. 158 male officers of law enforcement agencies aged from 18 to 49 years with various types of professional activity were examined: 1) security profile – 24 employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia; 2) sensory-motor/sensory-gnostic profile – 92 males of military contract service of the Armed forces of Russia; 3) team profile – 42 officers of the Armed forces of Russia. The use of biofeedback data allowed to evaluate the indicators of regulatory systems in the initial functional state and during stress modeling. The study of individual psychological features was conducted using a battery of psychological tests. Results. Individual psychological features of professional reliability in law enforcement officers with high, medium and low indicators of regulatory systems during stress modeling were determined. It was revealed that individuals with exhausted regulatory systems were characterized by a low autonomy of regulatory processes, difficulties in goals setting, an expanded sphere of saving emotions, and low activation of behavior aimed at pleasure seeking. Conclusion. Empirical data confirmed the feasibility of creating a method for comprehensive psychological, neurobiological and psychovegetative diagnostics of self-control and self-regulation, which allows expanding the existing arsenal of predictive tools for evaluating behavioral responses in people of extreme jobs that require high mental reserves and neuropsychological stability. Taking into account the individual psychological features of law enforcement officers with different activity of regulatory systems is considered as essential for the creation of individualized preventive and rehabilitation programs.  

scholarly journals Increasing Mental Health Literacy in Law Enforcement to Improve Best Practices in Policing—Introduction of an Empirically Derived, Modular, Differentiated, and End-User Driven Training Design

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Lorey ◽  
Jörg M. Fegert
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Training Curriculum ◽  
End User

Objective: Law enforcement officers often have contact to persons who show symptoms of mental disorders. Adequately designed training is necessary for developing the best possible practices in policing when coming into contact with mentally ill people, and may help to expand their general knowledge on mental disorders. To achieve a sustainable implementation of training content in daily policing work, the acceptance and proactive integration of methods by the training participants is essential.Method: This study investigates an exemplary modular training curriculum based on a survey with 2,228 German police officers (28.2% female, 71.8% male) concerning their needs and challenges when coming into contact with persons with mental disorders. This empirical end-user driven approach was used to adapt existing training concepts to the current needs and interests of law enforcement personnel in order to maximize compliance.Results: The training program draft includes basic modules which are intended to be of direct interest to all police officers, such as mental disorders with high policing relevance, encountering suicidal patients, (non-directive) communication and de-escalation skills, and mental hygiene in policing. They are arranged in more specialized modules that address specific target group audiences within police forces and the training curriculum provides information about genuine risks and self-protection, trauma sensitivity, and interaction with children and victims among other contents. The self-selectable, modular, and empirically-based continued training program also includes an introduction to local mental health service professionals and networks, trialogue sequences, and situational role play scenarios.Conclusion: Due to frequent contact law enforcement officers have to mentally ill people, improved training designed to maximize knowledge and the integration of trained methods is necessary. Gaining acceptance and proactive support by trainees is ensured through end-user driven implementation of specialized and differentiated up-to-date training programs. Our results showcase how police officers' perspectives on persons with mental illnesses is a main aspect that can and should be used to encourage training course designs.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF SELF-REGULATORY BEHAVIOR OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN EXTREME SITUATIONS: A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-107
Author(s):  
Vladislav Dubrovsky ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Regulatory Behavior ◽  
Behavior Of Law ◽  
General Physical

The relevance of the research lies in the need to develop self-regulation skills in law enforcement officers, since this category of employees often performs professional functions in extreme situations, including anti-pandemic measures. The research problem is the contradiction between the increase in physical, intellectual and emotional stress experienced by law enforcement officers in extreme professional situations, on the one hand, and the need for an objective assessment and self-regulatory behavior, on the other. The purpose of the study is to examine the sociological specifics of assessing self-regulatory behavior of law enforcement officers in extreme situations. The article includes the results of an empirical study conducted in 2020-2021 in the Belgorod region, which was attended by current law enforcement officers (n = 134) undergoing advanced training. The following methods were used: a questionnaire survey and a formative experiment were used to collect data; computer analysis of the Excel package and comparative analysis were used to process and analyze the obtained materials. The results of the study showed that mastering self-regulation skills allowed law enforcement officers to understand better the causes of stress, taught them self-control, and improved the quality of communication with colleagues and immediate supervisors. In addition, it was concluded that such indicators as general physical well-being, a decrease in the level of anxiety, irritability and aggression improved.

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