Compassion Fatigue in Police: An Analysis of its Prevalence and Connection to Organizational Efficacy

• In Event: Promoting the Mental and Physical Health of Law Enforcement

Abstract

Like other helping professions, Compassion Fatigue (secondary stress disorder) affects the way police react to both individuals and communities and to their own emotional health. This paper explores the existence and consequences of the disorder in police.

Authors

• John C. DeCarlo, University of New Haven

• Heath John Grant, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

• Katherine Kleis, University of New Haven