Tony Paetznick

Director of Public Safety, City of New Brighton

Chaplain, Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association (MCPA)

MCPA CLEO and Command Academy, February 2020

§ Holistic officer wellness

§ MCPA Chaplain

§ Faith Partnerships

§ Community Chaplains

§ Resources

PHYSICAL MENTAL SPIRITUAL

BODY MIND SOUL

Be willing to have the conversation

§ Recognize that police officers are also spiritual beings

§ Not about religion

§ Denominationally inclusive

§ No proselytizing or conversion

§ “There is a principle which is common to all faiths, and which transcends all traditions; to put it simply, we are not alone.” – Father Edward Byrne

Why did you first become a police officer?

§ Higher purpose

§ Greater good

§ Service beyond self

§ Make a difference

§ Combat evil

§ “Called” to the profession

§ Misconception of a religious workplace

§ Enhances quality of life for workers

§ More effective and efficient way of getting the job done

§ Positive impact for internal and external stakeholders

§ Spiritually healthy persons:§ experience less stress§ avoid negative behaviors§ have more commitment to their workplace and colleagues

Joan Marques, Satinder Dhiman, and Richard King, Spirituality in the Workplace: What It Is, Why It Matters, How to Make It Work for You (Fawnskin, CA: Personhood Press, 2007)

§ Externally directed or influenced

§ “Big picture” perspective of life

§ Gives purpose to human existence

§ Guides and develops your character, morals, and values

§ Interaction with external value system

§ Shapes decision-making

§ Basis for “right or wrong”

§ “Spiritual health is what inspires you and informs you of why you do what you do for others.” – Rev. Keith A. Evans, Police Chaplain, Casper (WY) Police Department

serve safeguardprotect innocentweakpeaceful

respectliberty equality justice

International Association of Chiefs of Police Law Enforcement Code of Ethics

Adopted at the 64th Annual IACP Conference and Exposition in October 1957

The “good” (what we like to hear about our agency’s officers)

§ Compassion

§ Respect

§ Nobility

§ Service

§ Community connectedness

§ Quality work

§ Sanctity of life

§ Human dignity

The “bad” (what law enforcement witnesses as part of the job)

§ Pain

§ Evil

§ Suffering

§ Toxic environments

§ Societal darkness

§ Damaged spirit

§ Scars on the soul

Police officers provide:

§ Comfort in the midst of despair

§ Security in the face of fear

§ Strength among the weak

§ Compassion for those at loss

§ Defense against violence

But who protects the police?

§ Constant infusion of negativity and toxicity

§ Question ability to make a difference

§ Can lead to apathy, cynicism, lack of compassion, loss of motivation

FBI Supervisory Special Agent William W. Beersdorf, Leadership Spotlight, April 17, 2018

§ Seek inspiration: what or who first inspired you to become a police officer

§ Meditate: through prayer or meditation, remind yourself of fundamental truths and values that can get lost in the course of a hectic life

§ See the goodness in others: one of the best resources is faith in human beings

§ Don’t confuse who you are with what you do: champion the same values in all the roles you play in your life, albeit in different ways

§ Confront the pain: the goal is not to be desensitized; pain is the clearest proof of your humanity, compassion and nobility of spirit

§ Be proud of your scars: recognize it for what it is – a sacrifice offered freely by each officer on behalf of others

Chaplain Cary A. Friedman, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Gendarmerie royal du Canada) Gazette

§ Employee: individual police officer

§ Employer: law enforcement agency

§ Community: assigned jurisdiction

§ Industry: policing profession

§ Government: not just executive but legislative and judicial through enforcement, legislation, and case law

§ Society: public perception

§ Culture: norms of behavior

§ And more

§ Responsible for promoting the spiritual health and fitness of the association and its members

§ Provide direct spiritual care and support resources to individuals as requested

§ Provide the invocation at meetings of the members and represent the association at ceremonial events as directed by the association

§ Identify, evaluate, communicate and coordinate additional spiritual care and support resources available to the association and its members

Physical Health and Fitnessof the Body

“How We Move”Providers:- Self- Peers/Friends/Family- ProfessionalsPrograms:- Health Insurance Plans- Physical Fitness

Mental Health and Fitnessof the Mind

“How We Think”Providers:- Self- Peers/Friends/Family- ProfessionalsPrograms:- Peer Support / CISM- Neck-Up / Check-Up

A Process of:- Awareness

- Assessment- Action

SpiritualHealth and Fitnessof the Soul

“How We Connect”Providers:- Self- Peers/Friends/Family- Professionals Programs:- Faith Community Partnership- Chaplaincy

Individual and OrganizationalA “Wellness” Context

Support Systems:

- Care Providers- Agency Programs

To have spiritual care services available for CLEOs from providers within their own

communities or region of the state

Type NumberVoting, with 1-5 officers 106Voting, with 6-15 officers 91Voting, with 16-50 officers 70Voting, with 51+ officers 30Associate members 151Supporting members (businesses, schools) 18Retired 77TOTAL 543

§ 5,639,632 population (July 2019 US Census Bureau estimate)

§ 11,084 licensed active Peace Officers (two-tenths of one-percent of total population or .002%)

Number of Officers Agencies Percentage

1 17 4%

2-7 143 34%

8-25 163 39%

26-50 58 14%

51-100 24 6%

Over 100 17 4%

§ 422 law enforcement agencies

§ 312 municipal departments

§ 87 Sheriff’s offices

§ 8 specialty (universities, parks, transportation, etc.)

§ 9 tribal

§ 6 state agencies (DPS – AGE, MSP, BCA; DNR, DOC, etc.)

§ 3,111 Peace Officer licenses issued during past five years (28%)

§ Nearly 20% reduction during past three years in licensing exams (after seven consecutive years of 900+ candidates testing annually)

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Enhancing police-community engagement through the church-state relationship

§ Tampa Bay Times, February 4, 2019:

§ The Oregonian, January, 2019:

§ The New York Times, February 3, 2019:

§ Los Angeles Times, May 30, 2018:

§ The Bakersfield Californian, May 8, 2018:

§ Historical standing both locally and worldwide

§ Inform societal values

§ Influence on foundational government beliefs

§ Providers of basic services

§ Quantitative/objective: number of members/volunteer resources

§ Qualitative/subjective: trusted voice in their respective communities

§ Calling to work for social justice and change for the better

Pillar One: Building Trust and Legitimacy

People are more likely to obey the law when they believe that those who are enforcing it have the legitimate authority to tell them what to do . . . . The public confers legitimacy only on those they believe are acting in procedurally just ways.

Pillar Four: Community Policing & Crime Reduction

Community policing requires the active building of positive relationships with members of the community.

Pillar Six: Officer Wellness & Safety

The wellness and safety of law enforcement officers is critical not only to themselves, their colleagues, and their agencies but also to public safety.

§ 1.3 RECOMMENDATION: Law enforcement agencies should establish a culture of transparency and accountability in order to build public trust and legitimacy.

§ 4.5 RECOMMENDATION: Community policing emphasizes working with neighborhood residents to co-produce public safety.

§ 6.2 RECOMMENDATION: Law enforcement agencies should promote safety and wellness at every level of the organization.

Moving from Recommendations to Action

Ways Stakeholder Groups Can Implement the Recommendations:

§ Law enforcement: Ensure that officers have access to the tools that will keep them safe

§ Local government: Create listening opportunities with the community

§ Communities: Engage with local law enforcement

Building Trust and Legitimacy§ Focus on positive, non-enforcement activities during citizen-police interactions

such as problem-solving, situational prevention, and community collaboration.

Community Policing and Crime Reduction§ Engage with the community through meaningful partnerships and problem solving,

ensuring that all parts of the community are represented, particularly those with differing viewpoints.

Officer Wellness and Safety§ Supervisors, leaders, and trainers should discuss police fatigue, stress,

posttraumatic stress, health, danger, and injury with officers in neutral ways during training, roll calls, and within squad discussions. The agency should provide officers with easily accessible information on well-established treatments.

An Elder Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life.

He said to them, "A fight is going on inside of me… it is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves.

One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.

The other wolf stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, happiness and faith.

The same fight is going on inside you and inside every person too."

They thought about it for a moment and then one child asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?”

The Grandfather simply replied… "The one you feed"

§ Neighborhood watch

§ Business watch

§ Park watch

§ School Resource Officers

§ Other areas of focus by demographic, community, geography, etc.

§ Common approach: develop relationships

§ “we know them and they know us”

§ Develop a positive church-state relationship

§ Join forces in their common missions of helping community members improve their personal circumstances

§ Empowers police to enhance community outreach to all parts of a diverse society

§ Affords faith community leaders the opportunity to provide faith based support to their local public safety professionals

§ Ministerium

§ Faith-based organizations (FBOs)

§ FCP (Faith Community Partnership)

§ Cops & Clergy

§ Police/Clergy Advisory Boards

§ One Congregation One Precinct (OneCOP) model

§ Ministers Against Crime (MAC)

Law enforcement agencies

§ Power and influence

§ Skills and tools

§ Reliable data

§ Capacity for collaboration

Faith-based organizations

§ Community force

§ Understanding of social issues that underlie crime

§ Established infrastructure for addressing human needs

§ Voice of moral and secular authority

§ Requires action, “do something” mentality

§ Not a passive, “check the box” activity

§ Starts at the personal level, not the institutional

§ Transparency and communication through relationship

§ Willingness to address challenging issues

§ Identify all faith communities within jurisdiction

§ Invite leadership of all faith communities to gather and share meal with police

§ Invest through structured conversation with simple purpose of getting to know each other

§ Patrol-based survey

§ Church within a church

§ Chamber of Commerce

§ Building permits/inspections department (property record search)

§ Meeting and event centers (hotels, community centers, etc.)

§ Agency employee and volunteer connections

§ Denominational governing bodies and academic institutions

§ Incident-based, reactive identification (calls for service information)

§ All-hazards threats and planning process/resources§ Citizen response to active shooter events§ CPTED facility surveys§ Hands-only CPR§ Stop the bleed§ Personal and family preparedness§ Overdose response§ Involve police, fire, emergency management, and public health

partners

§ Provide administrative support

§ Assign agency liaison

§ Eventually get on their turf

§ Promote each others’ community events

§ Invite their participation as appropriate

§ Learn about each other but also learn together

§ Consider the next step: community chaplain

§ Default complacency

§ Lack of decisiveness

§ Disbelief toward threats

§ Emphasizing compassion over safety

§ Volunteer dependence

§ Suspicions of law enforcement

§ Reliance on spiritual protection

§ Not an either/or proposition but a both/and

§ Focus on probabilities over possibilities

§ Train, equip, and resource

§ Provide additional engagement opportunities

§ Leverage existing partners and relationships

CItIES COP CHURCH

AfaithcommunityforfirstresponderfamiliesPOLICE– FIRE– EMS– DISPATCH

LaunchingTuesday,October20,2020Email:CitiesCopChurch@gmail.com

Father Paul Shovelain, Parochial Administrator, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and School, New Brighton

Community Chaplain, New Brighton Department of Public Safety

§ Internal/proactive: relationship building with officers (i.e., agency office hours, ride-alongs, attendance at roll call, etc.)

§ Internal/reactive: spiritual care for officers post-critical incident or for other personal/professional need

§ External/proactive: relationship building with community on behalf of agency (i.e., attending police-community events, agency open houses, National Night Out/Night to Unite, etc.)

§ External/reactive: spiritual care for community members (i.e., death notifications, critical incidents, etc.)

§ Informal (have the phone numbers of local clergy to call if there is an issue)

§ Sole-agency (have own agency chaplains)

§ Multi-jurisdiction (partner with one or more agencies for chaplain program)

§ Other agency coordinated (i.e., countywide/regional chaplains supervised by another agency)

§ Combination of models depending on service areas

A Chaplain cares about those who are alone in the dark.

“As a spiritual care provider, start by caring about people. Pay attention to them, get to know them, gain an understanding of who they are, what they do and why they do it. Show up in their world, stay out of the way, but be accessible and approachable. Become a calm, non-anxious presence in their lives… care about them. Do this, and caring for them will take care of itself.” Pr. Dan Carlson

§ Consider how your officers are using their discretionary patrol time: positive, proactive, preventative measures

§ Implement a holistic and comprehensive employee wellness plan

§ Equip officers/agency with resources (care providers, diet, and exercise options for body, mind, and soul)

§ Encourage officers to access wellness services/providers

§ Lead “a fit life” of physical, mental, and spiritual health and fitness

§ Disaster Behavioral Health Conference – Metro Health and Medical Preparedness Coalition

§ Death Notification – MADD

§ Share the same goal: to build stronger, safer and more caring communities

§ Requires ongoing investment through communication (listening) and engagement

§ Best developed before there is an “incident” in the community

§ Direction and identify identified at the local level

First Amendment adopted December 15, 1791:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

§ "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church & State.“ – Thomas Jefferson, 1802

§ "In the words of Thomas Jefferson, the clause against establishment of religion by law was intended to erect a wall of separation between church and state.“ – Everson v. Board of Education

§ Zorach v. Clauson upheld accommodationism, holding that the nation's "institutions presuppose a Supreme Being" and that government recognition of God does not constitute the establishment of a state church as the Constitution's authors intended to prohibit

Spiritual Survival for Law Enforcement by Cary Friedman Bulletproof Spirit by Dan Willis

Good Cop, Good Cop by Brian Casey Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement by Kevin Gilmartin

§ Minnesota Emergency Services Chaplain Association (MESCA)

§ International Conference of Police Chaplains (ICPC)

§ Public Safety Ministries (PSM)

§ IACP Officer Safety & Wellness

§ US DOJ COPS Office

§ National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Safeguarding Houses of Worship App asknlectc@justnet.org

§ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Developing High Quality Emergency Operation Plans for Houses of Worship

§ DHS Engaging Faith-based and Community Organizations

§ Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cyber Security and Infrastructure (CISA) Houses of Worship Hometown Security Report Series

§ FEMA Resources to Protect Your House of Worship

chaplain@mnchiefs.org