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Police subculture and officers’ mental health

Police subculture includes a set of ideas, customs, information and rules which define a "good police work". Most common elements of the subculture are solidarity, cohesion, isolation, conservatism, pragmatism, suspicion, authority, machismo and cynicism. Although these elements are very useful for everyday police work and performance, they interfere with officers’ care of their own mental health. Namely, policemen are less prone to recognize the problems and seek help. As such, police subculture aggravates work of mental health experts, especially the ones in the police system – especially due to issues regarding anonymity. This is a challenge for the police psychologists so we need a great competence to approach officers. Therefore with great knowledge of the police subculture, it’s norms and elements, with proper acceptance of specifics of the entire police world and with great experience in the area of mental health care for the policeman, as well as great patience - it is possible to implement and conduct even the most up-to-date psychological approaches to the officers’ mental health care. Police College Mental Health Centre in Croatia brought new, proactive and very successful approach to police officers’ mental health. We implement most recent treatment methods and scientifically verify their effectiveness.

Police subculture ; police mental health ; Police College Mental Health Centre

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