FEATURE The Necessary Truths About Police Safety
SUMMARY
The partnership of the Community
Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and
the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
addressed the major increase in deaths
of law enforcement officers in the line of
duty from 2009 to 2011.
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THE NECESSARY
TRUTHS ABOUT
POLICE SAFETY
INSIGHTS INTO DEVELOPING A
CULTURE OF SAFETY AND WELLNESS
By Darrel Stephens and Leonard Matarese
82 LAW and ORDER I October 2013