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Matata|1467997946|4053182 said:This is an example of problems I spoke about in police culture. It is a notion that has to change. People can be tough as nails, still seek assistance for problems, still be compassionate toward others. You must have some opinions/ideas about what can be done to help officers cope with the horrors of the job. I would love to hear them.
I don't know. Truly I don't. Divorce rate is really high but thankfully I have a supportive spouse and he was a huge help for me. But being a woman I may have been able to deal with it better than my partners because I don't have the "man" mentality.
Management tends to be an issue for line staff I have found. If you are doing bad things you should be in trouble. But in my department there was a tendency to believe what an inmate said and not believe staff. If an inmate thinks he can get you in trouble by making false statements he will. What does he have to lose? Most of the ones in my prisons were LWOPs (life without possibility of parole.) This does not help one feel supported for sure.