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    Police Chaplain

     

    Law enforcement chaplains do some or all of the following:

    The police chaplain works directly under the chief of police to accomplish the following.

    • Counsel law enforcement officers

    • Counsel other members of a department

    • Counsel the families of law enforcement officers and other department personnel

    • Visit sick or injured officers and departmental personnel in homes and hospitals

    • Make death notifications

    • Provide assistance to victims

    • Teach officers in areas such as Stress Management, Ethics, Family Life, and Pre-retirement classes and courses

    • Serve as part of a department's Crisis Response Team

    • Assist at suicide incidents

    • Serve as liaison with other clergy in the community

    • Provide for the spiritual needs of prisoners

    • Furnish expert responses to religious questions

    • Offer prayers at special occasions such as recruit graduations, awards ceremonies, and city council meetings.

    • Deal with transients and the homeless

     

    A law enforcement chaplain should be an ecclesiastically certified person in good standing and endorsed for law enforcement chaplaincy by a recognized religious body, with five (5) years experience in ministry.

     

    A law enforcement chaplain should be available to serve on a 24-hour call basis, determined and governed by the head law enforcement chaplain

    Law enforcement chaplains may or may not be duly sworn police officers.

    Chaplain Bobby Brown

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