The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | June 2023
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Are you disseminating information on a departmentwide level the reinforces your support of personnel seeking help , and |
are you doing that consistently ? Conversation plus education equals reduced stigma . |
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Do you have a chaplaincy program to assist with employee outreach ? |
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Are you making all this information available to recruits in the academy ? |
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About the authors
William “ Bill ” Mazur is a 25-year law enforcement veteran and retired from his department in 2017 as deputy chief of police . Bill holds a bachelor ’ s degree in criminal justice and a master ’ s degree in human resources training and development . He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and a master instructor with the FBI National Academy Associates in their comprehensive officer resilience training program . As a Public Safety Liaison with Acadia Healthcare ’ s Treatment Placement Specialists Team , he provides specialized treatment guidance for public safety personnel , first responders and families in personal crises .
Joseph “ Joe ” Collins is a 35-year law enforcement veteran who retired in 2020 from the Two Rivers ( Wisconsin ) Police Department as chief of police . He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and was the 2015-2016 president of the Wisconsin FBI National Academy Associates ( FBINAA ), where he served five years on the executive board . He previously served as cochair of the FBINAA ’ s Officer Safety and Wellness Committee and as a member of its Finance Committee . He is a master instructor with the FBINAA ’ s comprehensive officer resilience train-the-trainer program and serves as a subject matter expert consultant for the U . S . Department of Justice in officer resilience . As a Public Safety Liaison with Acadia Healthcare ’ s Treatment Placement Specialists Team , he provides specialized treatment guidance for public safety personnel , first responders and families in personal crises .
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