What Should Clinicians Who Care for Police Officers Know About Moral Injury

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ID15747720
AuthorsDaniel M Blumberg (0000-0001-8925-8689, Centerforce, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume24
Issue2
PagesE126-132
Publication date2022-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980
PublisherAmerican Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1001/amajethics.2022.126
PMID35324099
OpenAlexW4220851704
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

Police officers and clinicians are exposed to a broad range of moral risks in the field. When they perceive that a moral transgression has been committed by an agent responding to those risks, they are susceptible to moral injury. This article canvasses situations that can generate moral injury and describes symptom profiles of moral injury in law enforcement personnel, which tend to be more diverse than those in military personnel. This article also offers recommendations to clinicians who work with and care for police officers experiencing moral injury regarding symptom identification, recovery, and possible prevention

Art · Criminology · Humanities · Law enforcement · Moral dilemma · Moral injury · Political science · Sociology · Ethics in medical practice · Gun Ownership and Violence Research · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law

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