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New Publication &  Podcast from            the COPS Office
  February 2020 | Volume 13 | Issue 2
The Beat Podcast: Building Personal Resilience 
A career in law enforcement has long been understood  to require a commitment to service, sound judgment, and tactical proficiency.  However, in recent years, departments have  come to recognize that the capacity of officers to dissipate stress and effectively  ‘answer the bell’ each day is of equal importance.  The Madison (Wisconsin) Police Department is one of  those departments, and in response they worked closely with the University of  Iowa’s College of Nursing to develop and implement the *Building Personal Resilience Project*.

In the current episode of *The Beat*, the COPS Office podcast series, Madison’s effort to  support officer wellness and resilience is discussed with Captain (Ret.), Mary  Schauf, and the University of Iowa’s Sandra Ramey, Ph.D. Together, they share  details about the innovative approach used to help officers cope with stress,  self-regulate, and generally improve their emotional well-being.

The project, which is  now used throughout the department, was beta tested with 135 Madison Police  Department recruits during their pre-service academy training.  The recruits completed a six-hour block of  instruction and focused breathing became an integrated part of their entire  training experience. Officers in Madison now utilize the focused breathing and  behavior techniques introduced during recruit training during the course of  each shift, with a focus on improving performance and managing the stress  inherent to a career in law enforcement. 

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***Lessons to Advance Community Policing: Final Report for 2015 Microgrant Sites***

In 2013, the Office of Community Oriented Policing  Services (COPS Office) created the COPS Office Microgrant Initiative to support  law enforcement in implementing innovative community policing projects. This  program aims to provide up to $75,000 in small-grant seed funding to state,  local, and tribal law enforcement to develop and test programs and strategies  in a real-world setting. This report provides case studies of each of the 2015  microgrant projects, highlighting successful community policing strategies that  may be used in other agencies across the country.

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