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Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology

ISSN 0882-0783, 1936-6469

4 papers in the library · publishing 2019-2026

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Police Officers’ Experiences of a Mindfulness-based Intervention: a Bottom-up Exploration of Perceived Changes and Mechanisms Using Mixed Methods

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology September 11, 2026 Machteld Hoeve, Floor van Rooij, Susan M. Bögels et al.

Abstract This study investigated the experienced changes in personal goals, well-being and the assumed working mechanisms of a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) for police officers. Data of three sources were used: goal attainment scaling, an evaluation survey, and interviews. Eighty-two police officers (43.9% male) participated in an effectiveness study of an MBI (Hoeve et al., 2021). Of...

DOI: 10.1007/s11896-026-09860-z (opens in new tab)

Feasibility of Mindfulness Training for Police Officers at the Spanish National Police Academy

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology May 14, 2026 Jaime Navarrete, Miguel A. García-Salvador, Carla Rodríguez-Freire et al.

Abstract The aim of this exploratory study was to investigate whether a mindfulness-based intervention (MBI), the 'Mindfulness to Promote Police Well-being' program, was feasible for trainee inspectors of the National Police Academy in Spain. A 7-week MBI was conducted in a group of 61 trainee inspectors (M age = 43.52, SD = 8.95) from the National Police Academy in Ávila (Spain), divided into...

DOI: 10.1007/s11896-026-09818-1 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Mindfulness Meditation Affect linguistics Mental health +12

The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Police Officers’ Stress Reduction: a Systematic Review

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology January 30, 2023 Tadas Vadvilavičius, Erika Varnagirytė, G. Jarašiūnaitė-Fedosejeva et al.

The profession of a police officer is associated with high levels of stress, which can have harmful consequences for officers’ personal lives, the police organisation, and society. This systematic review aims to synthesise recent literature on the effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention related to stress reduction (MBIs) in a sample of police officers. The search of relevant articles...

DOI: 10.1007/s11896-022-09570-2 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab)

Mindfulness training reduces PTSD symptoms and improves stress-related health outcomes in police officers.

Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology November 29, 2019 Daniel W Grupe, Chad Mcgehee, Chris Smith et al.

Law enforcement officers are regularly exposed directly and indirectly to a wide variety of traumatic stressors, which take place against a backdrop of high levels of organizational stressors. Consequently, this group is at elevated risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other negative physical and mental health outcomes, yet there are few empirically supported interventions to...

DOI: 10.1007/s11896-019-09351-4 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Mindfulness Sleep Perceived stress Police