Moving towards trauma-informed policing: An exploration of police officers’ attitudes and perceptions towards Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).

Karri Gillespie-Smith, Zara Brodie, Kimberly Collins, Kirsty Deacon, Karen Goodall

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Abstract

In 2018 Ayrshire Division of Police Scotland announced their aim to becomea trauma-informed division. Subsequently,all officers and staff took part in a Resilience documentaryscreening event. This project aimed to examine whether this screening influenced police perceptions and attitudes towards becoming a trauma-informed force.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages31
Publication statusPublished - 2020

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