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What Cops See And Know


             The Wade article recognizes the tragedy of an officer's death as was well shown by the two officers in the seminar who lost their fathers in the line of duty. Wade discusses the procedure and the reality that takes place in notifying the victims family. Wade addresses the issue of why an officer's family experiences more immediate and on going grief through media publication of the officer's death and Wade expresses that "No one deserves to get that kind of gut wrenching, life-shattering information from a television news bulletin" (Line of Duty Police Death Notifications, Wade). The article continues to explain how the LAPD and other police agencies try to provide support and comfort for the victim's family and friends. An Employee Assistance Unit is brought in when notifying the family and an officer that knows the family and knew the victim is assigned to provide support if they choose to. Wade continues to lay out how the family is told by the directing officer, the order they are told in, and the circumstances. The agency cares for their fellow officers and Wade shows this in her article just how the officers that spoke of their experiences reconfirmed. The officers also addresses the issue of the media publicizing their father's deaths and how their father's inspired their career as cops. Although, the Wade article spoke about the family's turmoil surrounding the death the officer's gave a personal account that made an impact. Police work is dangerous and family's are aware of the danger however, when their loved one is a victim of a criminal it leaves feelings of anger for the perpetrator and prolonged grief. It was very apparent in watching the officers speak of their fathers that they held high opinions of their father's devotion and career choice with the emotion in their voices. The notification process that Wade describes was similar to the two officers" recollection of finding out that their fathers had been murdered.


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