How and why have some police agencies developed programs to address problems relating to officer safety and wellness?
What will be an ideal response?
Focusing on occupational health and safety is "smart business." Personnel are a department's most valuable resource, and officers who are healthy are less likely to suffer injuries at work, more likely to return to duty quickly after injury, and have higher job satisfaction. Such programs can also reduce medical and mental health visits, and ultimately reduce the annual amounts spent on medical visits by employees. Such programs can also reduce legal liability, because physically fit officers may use less forceful tactics when faced with a situation that has potential for excessive force. Occupational safety programs can also improve police—community relationships, because healthy officers may also be less likely to be the subject of complaints by demonstrating fewer inappropriate, stress-related behaviors involving excessive force and helping officers to work with the community in a more positive manner.
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What will be an ideal response?