The occupational fatality rate for law enforcement is three to five times greater than the national average for the working population. The officers who protect us must also be protected–against incapacitating physical, mental, and emotional health problems as well as against the hazards of their job.
We have built a library of our resources below to help agencies better look after the physical safety and mental wellness of their officers.
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Deadly Calls and Fatal Encounters |
Las Vegas After Action Assessment: Lessons Learned from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Ambush Incident |
OSW Group Meeting Summary: Officer Safety and Wellness Forum |
Understanding Firearms Assaults against Law Enforcement Officers in the United States |
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Ambushes of Police: Environment, Incident Dynamics, and the Aftermath of Surprise Attacks Against Law Enforcement Focuses on civilian ambush attacks on police and presents recommendations for next steps and additional research |
Health, Safety, and Wellness Program Case Studies in Law Enforcement Presents four recent case studies that serve as models for safety, health, and wellness programs focused on the physical and psychological health of officers |
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IACP National Symposium on Law Enforcement Officer Suicide and Mental Health: Breaking the Silence on Law Enforcement Suicides Outlines the results and recommendations from the National Symposium on Law Enforcement Officer Suicide and Mental Health |
Making Officer Safety and Wellness Priority One: A Guide to Educational Campaigns Provides law enforcement agencies with an approach to creating a culture of officer safety and wellness |
| Emerging Use of Force Issues: Balancing Public and Officer Safety Summarizes the discussions from the IACP/COPS Office Use of Force Symposium and provides suggestions |
OSW Group Annual Summary: Issues and Recommendations for Improving the Wellbeing of Police Officers Brings together highlights from the U.S. Department of Justice Officer Safety and Wellness Group's first year of work |
| Safety and Health Information and Education for Law Enforcement Departments: An Annotated Bibliography Offers resources on occupational health and safety resources for law enforcement in one convenient location | Tampa Bay Manhunt After-Action Report: Lessons Learned in Community Police Partnerships and Use of the Incident Command System Offers lessons learned during the Tampa Police Department's multi-agency unified command response to the murder of two officers on June 29, 2010 |
Ambushes of Police: Environment, Incident Dynamics, and the Aftermath of Surprise Attacks Against Law Enforcement |
Making Officer Safety and Wellness Priority One: A Guide to Educational Campaigns |
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| Deadly Calls and Fatal Encounters Analyzes U.S. law enforcement line of duty deaths when officers responded to dispatched calls for service and conducted enforcement. |
OSW Group Annual Summary: Issues and Recommendations for Improving the Wellbeing of Police Officers Brings together highlights from the U.S. Department of Justice Officer Safety and Wellness Group's first year of work |
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| Emerging Use of Force Issues: Balancing Public and Officer Safety Summarizes the discussions from the IACP/COPS Office Use of Force Symposium and provides suggestions | OSW Group Meeting Summary: Officer Safety and Wellness Forum Summarizes the March 14, 2016 Officer Safety and Wellness (OSW) Group meeting | |
| Health, Safety, and Wellness Program Case Studies in Law Enforcement Presents four recent case studies that serve as models for safety, health, and wellness programs focused on the physical and psychological health of officers |
Safety and Health Information and Education for Law Enforcement Departments: An Annotated Bibliography Offers resources on occupational health and safety resources for law enforcement in one convenient location | |
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IACP National Symposium on Law Enforcement Officer Suicide and Mental Health: Breaking the Silence on Law Enforcement Suicides Outlines the results and recommendations from the National Symposium on Law Enforcement Officer Suicide and Mental Health | Tampa Bay Manhunt After-Action Report: Lessons Learned in Community Police Partnerships and Use of the Incident Command System Offers lessons learned during the Tampa Police Department's multi-agency unified command response to the murder of two officers on June 29, 2010 | |
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Las Vegas After Action Assessment: Lessons Learned from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Ambush Incident Analyzes the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's tragic loss on June 8, 2014, when two officers were ambushed and killed by two assailants | Understanding Firearms Assaults against Law Enforcement Officers in the United States Attempts to answer important questions regarding firearm assaults against law enforcement officers |
Hemorrhage Control Overview
Law enforcement officers are often the first to respond to a scene involving persons with critical injuries and have an opportunity to save lives threatened by uncontrolled bleeding. In this slideshow, Lieutenant and Deputy Medical Director Alex Eastman of Dallas (Texas) Police Department provides an overview of the Dallas Police Hemorrhage Control Program. |
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Hemorrhage Control Overview for Law Enforcement (transcript) |
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