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What is a Police Chaplain's Job?
by Chaplain Carl Cooper |
Law enforcement chaplains do some or all of the following:
- Counsel law enforcement officers
- Counsel other members of a department
- Counsel the families of law enforcement officers and other department personnel
- Visit sick or injured officers and departmental personnel in homes and hospitals
- Make death notifications
- Provide assistance to victims
- Teach officers in areas such as Stress Management, Ethics, Family Life, and Pre-retirement classes and courses
- Serve as part of a department's Crisis Response Team
- Assist at suicide incidents
- Serve as liaison with other clergy in the community
- Provide for the spiritual needs of prisoners
- Furnish expert responses to religious questions
- Offer prayers at special occasions such as recruit graduations, awards ceremonies, and dedication of buildings
- Serve on review boards, award boards, and other committees
- Deal with transients and the homeless
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 Chaplain Carl Cooper, is the Police Chaplain for West Palm Beach Police Department. Carl is a 19-year veteran who has served in Traffic, Community Policing, Narcotics, and Patrol. He received a BA from Palm Beach Atlantic University. He is an Youth Pastor at Changing Lives Ministry in West Palm Beach. |
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