Category: Workforce Development & Wellbeing
10 Articles
- Workforce Development & Wellbeing
Organizational Resilience in First-Response Agencies During COVID-19
Background Organizational resilience is critical for helping organizations withstand crises, recover from disruption, and adapt to ongoing challenges. While resilience has been…
December 14, 2025
- Workforce Development & Wellbeing
Procedural Justice Training and Police–Citizen Encounters
Background Procedural justice plays a key role in shaping how citizens experience and perceive interactions with street-level bureaucrats, particularly police officers. As…
December 14, 2025
- Workforce Development & Wellbeing
Workforce Retention Among First Responders After COVID-19
Background Public safety agencies face growing challenges in retaining first responders, particularly during complex emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. High stress,…
December 14, 2025
- Workforce Development & Wellbeing
Reducing Burnout Among First Responders Through Trauma-Informed Workplaces
Background First responders face intense work-related stress, especially during public health emergencies like COVID-19. Organizational environments play a critical role in…
December 14, 2025
- Workforce Development & Wellbeing
Workplace Stress, Burnout, and Substance Use Among First Responders During COVID-19
Background The COVID-19 pandemic placed unprecedented strain on first responders, increasing exposure to stress, anxiety, and burnout. While concerns about mental health have…
December 14, 2025
- Race & Gender
- Workforce Development & Wellbeing
Equal Employment Opportunity: Women Bureaucrats in Male‐Dominated Professions
Background The public sector is often seen as a refuge from workplace discrimination, yet gender inequities persist. Women in male-dominated roles continue to encounter subtle…
December 12, 2025
- Race & Gender
- Workforce Development & Wellbeing
Representing Personal and Professional Identities in Policing
Background Representation of diverse identities in government is linked to equal employment, symbolic legitimacy, and improved public service outcomes. In policing, officers’…
December 12, 2025
- Community Engagement
- Workforce Development & Wellbeing
Community Immersion Program San Antonio Police Department
Background Building trust and positive relationships between police and local communities is a critical challenge for public safety agencies. Programs that immerse officers in…
October 27, 2025
- Workforce Development & Wellbeing
Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project
Background Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) is a peer intervention training program designed to equip police officers with the skills to intervene when’…
October 27, 2025