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.
A 7-week mindfulness-based intervention called 'Mindfulness to Promote Police Well-being' was tested with 61 trainee inspectors at the National Police Academy in Spain. Participants found the program logical, satisfactory, and useful. One cohort showed significant improvements in mental well-being, trait mindfulness, body awareness, general distress, and emotion regulation, with medium-to-large effects. Changes in well-being and distress were linked to changes in mindfulness, body awareness, and emotion regulation. The second cohort showed no significant changes, likely due to contextual differences. The study suggests that integrating mindfulness training into police academy infrastructure may be feasible and acceptable.