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    COVID-19 and the impact on police services

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    Law enforcement wellness: Promoting the “good” during the “bad” and “ugly”

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    Wellness and resilience have been at the epicenter of attention amongst many law enforcement researchers, clinicians, and professionals in recent years. Both resilience and wellness aim to provide law enforcement officers with knowledge and effective tools that can be employed during both professional and personal challenges. The current manuscript presents wellness within a context of prevalent conditions and/or situations (i.e., what is called “Good” during the “Bad” and “Ugly”) that law enforcement officers experience as part of their duties as well as in their personal lives. The authors aim to raise awareness of police wellness that needs to be viewed within the context of police work and not in a vacuum. Considering that, tangible actions and recommendations are also discussed

    Aborder la question de la souffrance morale dans le travail des policiers : conceptualisation théorique et implications pour le counseling

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    Moral distress is a condition affecting police officers who, because of insurmountable circumstances (e.g., not being able to protect a civilian from a violent criminal) or bad judgement (e.g., crossfire between officers), believe that they did not do enough or did not do the “right thing.” Moral injury occurs when police officers perpetrate, fail to prevent, or bear witness to deaths or severe acts of violence that transgress deeply held moral beliefs (e.g., fatally shooting an allegedly armed criminal who is later proved to be unarmed). Considering the multidimensional nature of police work, several authors have maintained that it is imperative to understand the complex nature of police moral suffering (i.e., moral distress and moral injury). This review highlights the importance of assessing and recognizing moral injuries and/or distress among police officers. The data indicates that counsellors should build relevant, empirically validated interventions into their counselling treatment plans. Moreover, researchers have suggested that counsellors employ practice-based and evidence-based techniques with officers who experience moral suffering. Ultimately, recommendations for future research are provided, considering that research in this area is in its infancy.Des agents de police sont aux prises avec de la dĂ©tresse morale, en raison de circonstances inĂ©vitables (p. ex. ne pas ĂŞtre en mesure de protĂ©ger un citoyen contre un criminel violent) ou d’erreurs de jugement (p. ex. tirs croisĂ©s entre agents); pour la plupart, ils considèrent ne pas en avoir fait suffisamment ou ne pas avoir « fait ce qu'il fallait Â». La blessure morale survient lorsque les agents de police causent des morts, ou sont incapables de les prĂ©venir ou sont tĂ©moins de morts ou d’actes de violence graves qui vont directement Ă  l’encontre de principes moraux fondamentaux (p. ex. le fait d’abattre un criminel soupçonnĂ© d’être armĂ©, mais qui en fait ne l’était pas). Compte tenu de la nature multidimensionnelle du travail policier, plusieurs auteurs ont soutenu qu’il fallait absolument comprendre la nature complexe de la souffrance morale des agents de police (Ă  savoir la dĂ©tresse morale et la blessure morale). Ce survol souligne l’importance d’évaluer et de reconnaĂ®tre les blessures morales et la dĂ©tresse morale chez les policiers. Les donnĂ©es recueillies indiquent que les conseillers et conseillères devraient concevoir des interventions pertinentes et empiriquement validĂ©es dans le cadre de leurs plans de soins en counseling. De plus, les chercheurs suggèrent que les conseillers et conseillères aient recours Ă  des techniques fondĂ©es sur la pratique et sur des donnĂ©es probantes dans leurs interventions auprès de policiers qui Ă©prouvent une souffrance morale. Enfin, l’article propose des recommandations pour les recherches Ă  venir, Ă©tant donnĂ© que la recherche en ce domaine n'en est actuellement qu’à ses balbutiements
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