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Shrinking hiring standards – Expanding liability?

The following is a brief summary of an article detailing some alarming trends in pre-employment psychological evaluations. In Maine, we bestow the privilege of wearing a gun and a badge along with all the power that goes along with those tools to a select few of exceptionally qualified men and women. Once hired, the extensive… Continue reading Shrinking hiring standards – Expanding liability?

Tips for Handling Practical and Emotional Matters After Your Loved One Passes Away

author – Lucille Rosetti Lucille Rosetti created TheBereaved.org as a means of sharing tools to help people through the grief process. Having lost some of the people closest to her, she understands what it’s like, and how it can be an emotional roller coaster that doesn’t always seem to make sense. The death of a loved one… Continue reading Tips for Handling Practical and Emotional Matters After Your Loved One Passes Away

Keeping the Peace at Home

author – Colby Mills, Ph.D. Dr. Mills is a clinical and public safety psychologist specializing in treatment of first responders and military veterans.  Dr. Mills spent a decade as a police psychologist with the Fairfax County Police Department.  Prior to that, he spent six years assessing and managing crisis situations as part of a mobile… Continue reading Keeping the Peace at Home

Have you seen GINA?

With all the difficulty departments are having trying to hire new police officers, some have embraced declining standards to answer the workforce shortages. Some departments have devolved from being very selective just 10 years ago to “can the candidate fog a mirror” and now, GINA. GINA has been with us for 13 years but it… Continue reading Have you seen GINA?

Peer Support & Confidentiality

The federal legislation, Senate Bill S. 3434, was signed into law last week. The Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Act “COPS” protects the confidentiality of FEDERAL law enforcement officers who participate in peer support groups. The bill includes provisions for the development of a peer support best practices report to be publicly available in 2… Continue reading Peer Support & Confidentiality

Secondary Trauma

Following the coverage of a particularly gruesome homicide trial involving a young girl as the victim, the reporter felt traumatized. After listening to recordings, seeing crime scene photographs, and listening to testimony it caused him to think about the detectives involved in the case. He wondered how police officers were able to do the job… Continue reading Secondary Trauma

Laughter is the Best Medicine

Smiling and laughing are important self-care behaviors that few people make the time for in their busy lives. That’s right, carving out time during the day to purposely laugh and smile are important activities that will improve your resilience. It may be hard to believe but it’s true, laughter is the best medicine. The simple… Continue reading Laughter is the Best Medicine

Divorce and who gets the child(ren).

author – Randy Robinson Randy graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in political science in 1991 and then from the University of Maine School of Law. He is an Army veteran and describes himself as a strong second amendment supporter. He has been in private practice since 2002. While he practices in… Continue reading Divorce and who gets the child(ren).

A Conversation with Deputy Chief JoAnne Fisk

JoAnne Fisk began her career in public service as many in law enforcement do, somewhat by happenstance and entirely unintentionally. But what started as a dare for her quickly became a life-long passion to help people. Her career now spanning four decades, JoAnne Fisk the Deputy Chief of Biddeford Police Department is showing no signs… Continue reading A Conversation with Deputy Chief JoAnne Fisk