Changing cop “tough guy” culture, with empathy, for cops & their communities

People likely don’t want to read about PTSD among cops, but it exists and it’s creating a lot of our problems if it is untreated. In his April 8, 2019 article in the National Institutes of Justice Journal, Jim Dawson notes that up to 27% of police officers suffer from PTSD. Dr. Carrie Pettus-Davis of Florida State University studies the psychological issues of police officers. She states that “Untreated PTSD can lead officers to a misappraisal of cues in certain situations.”