Cops Alive | Police Stress and Health – Career Survival

I think its time we created a new credo for law enforcement. My suggestion based upon my strong beliefs about officer safety and wellness is: “Work H.A.R.D.; Live H.A.R.D.; Die H.A.R.D.”.

An interview Julie Zielinski about her new book entitled: “Matt’s Last Call: Surviving Our Protectors”. Julie wrote the book after her son, a sheriff’s deputy in Washington State, took his own life.

A tribute to LAPD Officer Randal Simmons was just created as one of their “Patriot Profiles” on the NRA “Life of Duty” Online Network. CopsAlive.com is proud to salute Officer Simmons in the hope that we can all learn to be better cops and better people, from his legacy.

None of us can predict how long our career in police work or law enforcement will last, but we can create a strategy for how we want our careers to progress

I am coming to the realization that as a police officer I cannot fit a 28 hour day into 24 hours. Emotionally, we become overwhelmed. Some of us do not know when to say, “NO”.

Make a commitment to create an action plan for 2012 and set some goals for your health and wellness

The Way of the Blue Warrior is a path that police officers can follow to strengthen their ability to protect and to serve.

Police officer and financial planner Chuck Rylant gives us all a New Year’s Manifesto for a Perfect Life and the process it takes to get there.

He has combined his love for teaching children and his work in magic and has lectured on Child Safety and Crime Prevention in the U.S., Canada, Europe and the South Pacific. Additionally Chris loves to scuba dive and was recognized as a Platinum Pro 5000 diver

As a police officer, sheriff’s deputy or corrections officer do you have a list of New Year’s Resolutions? It seems that some resolutions that would be appropriate for peace officers or those in law enforcement would include a list that started with these questions: