Officer Safety & Wellness
Support for officer safety is crucial for the wellbeing of officers and their colleagues, agencies, families, and communities. The IACP believes in prioritizing officer safety every shift, every day. Explore the collection of existing resources to support the safety, health, and wellness of every officer from recruitment through retirement, on and off the job, and across every rank. Learn about a wide variety topics ranging from health and nutrition to suicide prevention.
Officer Safety and Wellness
Explore the collection of IACP resources that support the safety, health, and wellness of every officer, and use these resources when developing comprehensive officer safety…
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National Consortium on Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide
The National Consortium on Preventing Law Enforcement Suicide is a group of multidisciplinary experts with a common goal of preventing officer suicide. Convened by the…
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Policy Center Resources
See AllBody Armor
Law enforcement agencies should maximize officer safety through the use of body armor in combination with prescribed safety procedures. However, while body armor provides a significant...
Line-of-Duty Death
Law enforcement agencies are better able to respond to line-of-duty deaths in a prompt, organized manner and remain sensitive to the profound human emotions survivors...
Law Enforcement Fire Response
These documents provide direction on law enforcement responsibilities at the scene of structural fires. Note they do not address HAZMAT incidents, open land fires, wildfires, or...
Off-Duty Arrests
Out-of-uniform, off-duty officers may confront criminal activity to which they should take, or must decide whether to take, enforcement action. When engaged in off-duty enforcement...
Peer Support Guidelines
The goal of peer support is to provide all public safety employees in an agency the
opportunity to receive emotional and tangible support through times...
Employee Mental Health and Wellness
Personnel are the most valuable assets in a law enforcement agency. The documents provided are intended to assist agency personnel in developing policies, procedures, and guidelines...
