ABSTRACT
Chaplain is defined as a 'Christian Clergyman attached to a private chapel of a prominent person or institution or ministering to a military body, professional group'. This chapter focuses on the role of police chaplains to help Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) access spirituality to deal with the effects of grief, loss, politics, alcohol and drug abuse, suicide, on duty deaths of fellow officers, rampant crime, street violence, physical trauma, judicial system inequities, relationship problems, and personal and family crisis. The chapter focuses on that the reader is reminded that depending on jurisdiction and locale, most LEOs are exposed to traumatic events on a regular basis. The law enforcement chaplain has a primary goal to strive to see the big picture and never lose sight of the value of service to others. They work with issues of grief, loss, honor, remembrances, spirituality, and the impact of police work on LEOs and their families.
