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Wellness

Just Building Workforce Resiliency

December 2019

Over the last few years, the National Institute of Justice has placed an increasingly large emphasis on the influence of work-related stress on mental health. In this special release episode, Just Science interviews Amy Jeanguenat and Andrew Levin, two experts in the field of workforce resiliency, about the impact of vicarious trauma on forensic scientists, analysts, and first responders.

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Safety, Health, and Wellness Research Portfolio

NIJ’s Safety, Health, and Wellness Research Portfolio focuses on those individuals employed in criminal justice occupations (e.g., law enforcement officers, correctional officers, medicolegal death investigators, digital forensic examiners), individuals under the supervision of the criminal justice system, and members of the public as they interact with the system. Safety, health, and wellness encompasses both physical safety from hazards and the promotion of good physical and...

Tackling Employee Wellness: The Phoenix Police Department’s Crime Lab Approach

June 2020

This presentation provided an overview of the activities and programs the Phoenix Police Department’s Crime Lab has implemented and the corresponding impact to the organizational culture and employee morale.

This webinar was presented by the NIJ Forensic Technology Center of Excellence on June 18, 2020.