Sunday, September 8, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Law Enforcement Officer Suicide and Mental Health
Law enforcement agencies are like families. A special camaraderie forms in a department where men and women work side by side in service to their communities. Not unlike more traditional family units, police departments are shaken to the core with the death of one of their own. The response, organizational and individual, is even more complex when that death comes at the officer’s own hand.
In a profession where strength, bravery, and resilience are revered, mental health issues and the threat of officer suicide are “dirty little secrets”—topics no one wants to address or acknowledge. The resulting stigma associated with asking for help leaves officers in need with nowhere to turn. But in reality, mental health is an issue of officer safety, and departments should treat it as such. From body armor and seat belt use policies, to self-defense and firearms training, any police chief can offer a litany of measures available to ensure an officer’s physical safety. However, efforts to actively protect and promote officers’ mental and emotional health, in many cases, are sorely lacking.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the world’s leading professional association for law enforcement executives, recognizes this deficiency and is committed to action. The Association, under the auspices of its broader officer safety and wellness initiative, is taking an active leadership role in erasing the stigma the profession associates with officer mental health issues and emphasizing the importance of suicide prevention and emotional wellness as integral parts of the officer safety continuum. Several efforts are underway.
The IACP joined the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention in the summer of 2012, and I am honored to serve on its Executive Committee. Through active involvement with the Workplace Task Force, we hope to advance suicide prevention in the first responder community.
Officer suicide was covered extensively at the 119th Annual IACP Conference in October 2012, with several related workshops and a plenary session. Attendance at all events exceeded expectations, offering a clear indication of the level of interest and need. The new Center for Officer Safety and Wellness section of the IACP website also highlights existing suicide prevention resources with more to come.
Our next steps are to provide the field with meaningful
leadership and guidance. With assistance from the US Department of
Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the IACP will
host Breaking the Silence: a National Symposium on Law Enforcement Officer
Suicide and Mental Healththis summer. Our goals for this symposium are
to:
Raise awareness regarding suicide and mental health
issues in law enforcement and move toward a culture of support and
understanding.
Identify and evaluate existing resources, best
practices, and training related to suicide prevention, intervention, and
response programs.
Create a strategic plan to guide police chiefs in
taking proactive measures to mitigate the risk of suicide and openly address
officer mental health as a core element of officer safety.
The vision of the Action Alliance is “a nation free from the
tragic experience of suicide.” The IACP holds the same “zero–tolerance”
approach regarding officer deaths, including suicides. We are committed
to raising awareness among our members of approaches to preventing suicide and
providing resources to guide them in developing prevention, intervention, and
response programs that will save lives. We look forward to working with
our partners at the Action Alliance and the Suicide Prevention Resource Center
and leveraging their collective expertise to draft a strategy for suicide
prevention in law enforcement. And we look forward to contributing to the
Action Alliance’s goal of saving 20,000 lives in five years.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
AWARD DAY
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
In recognition of IGP transformation initiative in the Police Force by instilling rule of law in the Police. Gallery
In recognition of IGP transformation initiative in the Police Force by instilling rule of law in the Police. Gallery
Thursday, January 17, 2013
POLICE ACADEMY SELECTION BOARD INTERVIEW OF CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION INTOTHE FIRST INTAKE OF THE DEGREE PROGRAMME
The candidates whose names appear in this publication were successful at
the Entrance Examination for the first intake of the Degree Programme of
the Nigeria Police Academy Wudil, Kano held on 15th September, 2012.
They are to appear for interview before the Selection Board from Sunday,
20th January, 2013 – Wednesday, 20th February, 2013 at the Nigeria Police
Academy Wudil, Kano. Candidates will appear before the Selection Board
in 4 batches for one week each as follows: Download here
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
NIGERIA POLICE FORCE LAUNCHES A NEW “CODE OF CONDUCT AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR OFFICERS OF THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE”
All is now set for the official launch, by the Nigeria Police High Command of the special ‘Code of Conduct and Professional Standards for officers of the Nigeria Police Force’, scheduled to take place on the 19th day of November, 2012 at International Conference Centre, Abuja.
The new “Code of Conduct” is a set of rules collated
and formulated under the leadership of the current Inspector-General of Police,
IGP MD Abubakar, for guiding and regulating the behaviours of Police officers
in Nigeria – both while on or off duty. The Code contains standard policing
rules as well as contemporary international best practices in law enforcement
as available in various United Nations Conventions, the Nigeria constitution,
Police Act and Regulations and other domestic statutes. It is intended to be
used y Police Officers in determining what is right and proper in all their
actions. The Code is designed to promote efficiency and effectiveness of Police
services by promoting transparency, accountability and a deeper sense of
civilian oversight on police activities. It is further intended to promote
discipline, professionalism and strict adherence to due process in police
activities and operations. Its institution within the Force is therefore part
of measures by the IGP to promote the Federal Government transformational
agenda, through deliberate and conscious efforts at encouraging positive
attitudinal change amongst all cadres of officers within the Force. Thus, its
launch is meant to generate the needed awareness among Government Officials,
members of the Force and the general public; and to formally announce the
enforcement of the “Code” both as a guide for all personnel of the Force, as
well as an instrument for monitoring the conduct of inpidual Police officers in
the daily performance of their duties, by the Police High Command and the
public. It is the earnest belief of the IGP that the “Code” will improve the
standards and outputs of the Force and make it an enviable Law Enforcement
Organization that will best serve the interest of Nigerians. The IGP once again
solicits the cooperation and understanding of the public at ensuring the
successful implementation of the “Code” as it marks another mile stone in
current efforts at repositioning the Force. He believes that getting it right
with the Code, will no doubt, amount to getting it right with the Force; and
this will in turn translate to getting it right with the overall security of
Nigeria and her teeming citizens. Dignitaries expected at the event include:
the President and Commander in Chief of Armed Forces of the Federation- Dr
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan GCFR, the leadership of the National Assembly,
Executive Governors from the 36 States of the Federation, Service Chiefs,
Senior Government Officials, members of the Diplomatic Corps, Senior Police
Officers, etc.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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