Current Issues in Police Psychology

Monday, October 16, 2023

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM PST

Location: Room: 8

Submitter and Speaker(s)

Stephanie Barone McKenny

Police Psychologist
Los Angeles Police Department, California
Los Angeles, California, United States

Speaker(s)

Carla Moore, PhD

Psychologist
Moore to Life Counseling and Consulting, LLC
Powder Springs, Georgia, United States

This presentation examines the current top issues in policing—recruitment and retention, risk of prosecution for on-duty actions, officer wellness and morale, media coverage of police issues, ambush attacks, and crime spikes, among others—as well as how culturally competent and dynamic police psychology can address these issues.