The POWER Institute focuses on research related to Police Officer Wellness, Ethics, and Resilience. Through our scholarly work, we promote the perspective that healthy officers are resilient and morally strong. These three interconnected pillars of wellness, ethics, and resilience form the foundation of effective policing and exceptional law enforcement agencies.

Even though the POWER Institute was only recently founded, our team of experts and collaborators has been quite prolific in promoting law enforcement health, resilience, and wellness in the law enforcement and scientific communities. In addition, we have well established research collaborations with multiple law enforcement agencies in the US, Canada, and Europe, and our research outcomes have been hosted by major scholarly journals as well as national and international law enforcement magazines and conferences.

Our mission is to help law enforcement officers and their families find ways to thrive despite the myriad of ongoing challenges they face. In addition, our work informs law enforcement agencies and facilitates police executives’ efforts to create a culture of wellness.