Describe Police Suicide (FRP).

This paper should be a Formal Research Proposal (FRP).My topic is Police Suicides. Below is what I have completed, which is the first stage of the course. Next, I am requesting, 1.Prepare a draft of the FRP to include:2.Problem Area and Purpose Statement3.Research Questions/Statements (these MUST be actual questions that have an answer other than “yes” or “no”)4.Definition of TermsHere are comments and suggestions from my professor “The topic of suicide prevention within law enforcement is a really interesting topic and, as you know, a really important one. Continue to think about if there is anything in this broad topic that you would like to research specifically in order to narrow down your focus, for example, you could look at suicide prevention in the early stages of training, etc. “Here is my initial paper:Research shows that suicide leads to the death of many people in the United States. A study taken in 2018 revealed that it was the 10th leading cause claiming the lives of about 48,000 people (Allen, 2020). This is, without a doubt, a disturbing state of events since suicide never counts as a natural source of death. Of more concern, however, is that our police officers are part of the people who die due to suicide. Suicide among the law enforcement profession is at 18.1% per 100,000 officers (Scott-Smith, 2019). This is an unusually high rate when a comparison to other American population clusters. For example, in 2018 alone, there were 167 law enforcers in the US who reported took their own lives, and more police officers are projected to commit suicide by the end of this year (Hilliard, 2019). Working as a law enforcer can be emotionally draining because of the strenuous nature of the profession, as suicide is considered as a means for the individual to communicate the challenges they faced in their psychosocial environment. In an article published by the U.S Department of Justice, suicide serves as a problem-solving approach to improve an unpleasant situation and threatened self-image (Sheehan and Warren, 2001). Recently, U.S Senator Whitehouse sponsored a bill that aims to prevent suicide among police officers through the provision of mental health and support services (U.S News, 2019). There is a need to worry because the same police officers who are supposed to be the rescue agents of those in trouble are committing suicide. The work of police officers is indeed one that puts them at risk of suicidal thoughts. Our enforcement officers go through traumatic events in their line of duty. The fact that they access firearms makes suicide an easy option in their lives. The organizational stressors, such as shift work and administrative burden, also add up to the pile of factors that increase the number of suicide cases among officers in the United States (Stankey, Hom & Joiner, 2016, pp. 25-44). This, therefore, call for evidence-based strategies to curb the menace in the law enforcement profession. There is a need for tested suicide prevention programs such as frequent counseling among officers, which can help them beat the stressful conditions that they work in. It is encouraging to see most police departments across the country are adapting practices to promote the mental health and awareness of our police officers (Ramchand et al. 2019, pp. 55-66). This will surely go a long way in curbing suicide-related problems among our police officers. Otherwise, we would continue losing the most important aspect of the community who tirelessly ensures that peace and order prevail every day.ReferencesAllen, R. A. (2020). Improving Preventative Health Outcomes by Providing Influenza Education to Patients with Chronic Mental Health Disorders (Doctoral dissertation, Brandman University).Hilliard, J. (2019, September 14). New Study Shows Police at Highest Risk for Suicide Than Any Profession – Addiction Center. Retrieved from https://www.addictioncenter.com/news/2019/09/police-at-highest-risk-for-suicide-than-any-profession/.Ramchand, R., Saunders, J., Osilla, K. C., Ebener, P., Kotzias, V., Thornton, E., … & Cahill, M. (2019). Suicide prevention in US law enforcement agencies: A national survey of current practices. Journal of police and criminal psychology, 34(1), 55-66.Stanley, I. H., Hom, M. A., & Joiner, T. E. (2016). A systematic review of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics. Clinical psychology review, 44, 25-44.Scott-Smith, B. (2019). Suicide The Leading Cause Of Death For Police Officers, Data Show. Retrieved 4 July 2020, from https://www.wshu.org/post/suicide-leading-cause-death-police-officers-data-show#stream/0Sheehan, D., and Warren, J (2001) Suicide and law enforcement. U.S Department of Justice. Retrieved from https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/193528-193589.pdfU.S News. Bill to prevent police officer suicides signed into law. Retrieved from usnews.com/news/best-states/rhode-island/articles/2019-07-26/bill-to-prevent-police-officer-suicides-signed-into-law