...too small a thing...: Officer Injury and Death

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COURSE: GALEC Training

TITLE:
Officer Injury and Death A Fresh Look

PREPARED BY: Mission Team Inc., Dr. Scotty Davis
DATE PREPARED: August 2021 LESSON GOAL:

OFFICER INJURY andDEATH

6 “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed,
for God made man in his own image.

Genisis 9:6 ESV

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

Matthew 5:9 ESV

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”

– Matthew 5:4

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STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES:

As a result of this block of instruction, the student will be able to:

1. Consider and define the scope of injuries to Law Enforcement Officers.

2. Realize the impact of injury on victim’s spouse, children, and co-workers.

3. Realize the injury to the community.

What are the Odds

https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=byrV6yv0XA8&t=31s

Five Stages of Grief

1-Denial 2-Anger 3-Bargaining 4-Depression 5-Acceptance

Injury Comes in Several Ways • Physical Injury
• Emotional Injury
• Spiritual Injury

Ways that a police officer could be injured at work. These include:

• Physical attacks or violence by civilians
• Exposure to dangerous materials,

including components of some drugs
• Stress-related mental health issues,

including PTSD
• Car accidents
• Break down of Faith

Physical Injury

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Officers can be unintentionally injured during officer–suspect interactions, and these injuries are often not coded as assaults.

Injuries that officers sustain while chasing, detaining, arresting, or pursuing suspects. These are termed resistance-related injuries.

Between 2012 and 2017, an estimated 303,500 officers were treated in U.S. emergency departments for nonfatal injuries for an overall injury rate of 568 per 10,000 full-time equivalents.

According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report 2019 LEOKA report: There have been 56,034 assaults against law enforcement officers in 2019, resulting in 17,188 injuries.

More than half of officers’ nonfatal injuries occurred when they were interacting, detaining, or pursuing a suspect. This highlights the need to code nonfatal injuries in a consistent and meaningful way that informs police policy and practice.

Injury Precautions

• Wellness programs
• Carry proper protective equipment • Be aware of your surroundings
• Be aware of your limits
• Think about every move

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Emotional Injury

The Emotions of Officer Injury News Report

https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=lyJungkuCmQ

One-tenth of the bills introduced before this year’s legislative session seek curbs in police and arrest powers. They have names like the Police Accountability Act (HB18); the Ethical Policing Act (HB35); the Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act (HB16), and the Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act (HB15).

Question to Police:

With all that has transpired in the media over the last two years,

what do you feel has hurt you the most?

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The Answer

THE LIES

What are the LIES?

• Police Brutality is common.
• Police do not punish but protect “bad apples” in their ranks.
• Police Officers do no care about the Public.
• Police are racist.
• Police Officers KILL PEOPLE.

The PERF Survey

To gauge whether the staffing crisis is a widespread phenomenon or is limited to a small number of departments, PERF fielded a survey of police agencies whose chief executives are PERF members. The survey was conducted from May 10 to May 21, 2021.

HIRING: The reduction in hiring was relatively modest, with a 5% overall decrease in the hiring rate among responding departments. Smaller agencies actually saw an increase in hiring, while larger departments experienced dramatic reductions.

RESIGNATIONS: Increases in resignations were more significant. Agencies reported an overall 18% increase in the resignation rate in 2020-21, compared to 2019-20.

RETIREMENTS: Increases in retirements were even larger. Among all responding police departments, there was a 45% increase in the retirement rate. (In small departments, a small number of retirements may result in a high percentage increase in the retirement rate. But even in the largest agencies, with 500 or more officers, the retirement rate increased by 27%.)

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Georgia Association of the Chiefs of Police
Offer a solution....

Georgia Law Enforcement Certification Program

Benefits of Certification
• Confirmation that agency practices follow progressive professional standards
• Greater operational and administrative effectiveness
• Enhanced understanding of agency policies and practices

• Greater public confidence in the agency • Recognition in the field of outstanding achievement
• Reduced liability potential and insurance cost

• Greater governmental and community support

Spiritual Injury

The essence of community policing is a police- community partnership for identifying, prioritizing and resolving citizen problems. The nature of community policing demands that attention be paid to public expectations of police, and implies listening to citizens and taking their problems seriously.

A critical precursor to community policing is identifying citizens’ perceptions of police and their local neighborhoods.

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What Does the World Believe?

Are you needed as a

Chaplain?

What are things to do to help injured Police Officers?

Ministry of Presence
Being regular so that they know you.

Being there in the moment and after the moment.

Reading/Literature – articles for the officers Praying