In the early spring of 2014, the first author was collecting data through a field research study
that was conducted during a police special forces tactical training session. In one of the …

Police compassion fatigue, or the emotional cost of caring associated with police work, can
lead to post-traumatic stress disorder, work dissatisfaction, depression, burnout, self-criticism …

Exposure to critical incidents and hence potentially traumatic events is endemic in law
enforcement. The study of law enforcement officers' experience of moral injury and their …

The author introduces his model of" police compassion fatigue". This model suggests that if
police officers are empathic, have sufficient concern for others, and are exposed to …

Police officers are often exposed to violence and potentially traumatic encounters, but they
have not been a focus of research on compassion fatigue or compassion satisfaction. The …

Background: Compassion fatigue, or the physical, mental, and emotional state experienced
by professionals that assist others in distress, has been well documented in several caring …

Moral injury, a term coined to represent the potential negative outcomes following
transgression of deeply held moral values and beliefs, has recently gained increased …

Given frequent assignments of responding to critical situations, police officers are a high-risk
population for exposure to traumatic stress. It was hypothesized that types and increased …

Background Public Safety Personnel (eg, firefighters, paramedics, and police officers) are
routinely exposed to human suffering and need to make quick, morally challenging …

The term moral injury has been coined to describe the suffering that may develop following a
violation of deeply held moral beliefs and values and subsequent difficulties in functioning …