Police Empathy Analytical Essay by Nicky

In this article, the writer maintains that it is important to discern whether law enforcement officials are empathetic towards these victims. It is hypothesized that on a general basis, the longer police officers are on active duty, the less empathy they will have towards victims of violence. This study attempts to assess whether law enforcement officials, especially those on the 'front line', are empathetic, or if they become more jaded in their viewpoints in regards to victims of violence the longer they are exposed to such situations. The study concentrates on those police officers that regularly respond to situations of violence and the effects that such exposure has on their empathy towards the victims of said violence. The writer concludes that one of the drawbacks to this type of survey is that it assumes that each individual police officer is going to be exposed to approximately the same number of incidences of violence.