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National Consortium on Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide Final Report

Date Published
October 2020
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Issue Overview, Instructional Material (Programmed), Conference Material, Administration/Management Material
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored

Episode 54: Small Agency Spotlight – Waynesboro PD, VA

November 2016
Todd Maxwell with the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Body Worn Camera Team, interviews Waynesboro Police Department’s Chief Michael Wilhelm to discuss process of implementing a BWC program in a small community and the lessons learned regarding policy creation and outreach. Chief Wilhelm gives some advice on small agency considerations.

Law Enforcement Cyber Center

Date Published
April 2018
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description, Factsheet
Agencies
BJA-Sponsored

VALOR Initiative Pilot puts Character at the Heart of New Resilience Training for Law Enforcement

The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC.

Positive reviews from Norfolk and Lincoln, part of ongoing BJA effort to address officer wellness

Character, gratitude, service: words many of us grew up with, were taught led to a life of meaning, to a life well-led. To the field of psychology, however, they've held little currency in recent years. The path to self-esteem, it has taught, lies in self-discovery, self-evaluation, lots of self-hyphens.

They—those...