Purpose

The study aims to contribute an insider's view of how members of law enforcement and their families cope with life-threatening situations.

Design/methodology/approach

The study at hand is guided by a descriptive phenomenological perspective, which is utilized to describe and analyze the experiences of five police officers living under high levels of threat from criminals.

Findings

The analysis presents a multifaceted picture of the officers’ experience of threat. The findings suggest that life under extreme threat is experienced by the officers as an upheaval of identity and loss of the structure of self. Yet with the aid of various individual protective factors as well as community and systemic support, the officers are able to mentally reframe this experience of vulnerability as one of personal agency. They demonstrate acceptance of the threat as part and parcel of their professional roles, a praxis of responsibility that gives them a sense of control. Emotional strain is ever-present as the reality of the threat infiltrates their personal lives and those of their families, yet the return to their core identity as protectors rather than victims allows for a reintegration of the self and is the foundation of their emerging resilience.

Originality/value

This novel identity-focused model can serve as the basis for a heuristic for interpreting responses to risk and fostering resilience and as the conceptual foundation for the development of practical interventions designed to foster resilience in those exposed to critical and traumatic circumstances both inside and outside the police community.

中文翻译：

---

“这给了我继续和克服的力量和意志”：警务人员在遭受犯罪分子威胁的同时增强了抵御能力

目的

该研究旨在为内部人士提供意见，以了解执法人员及其家人如何应对威胁生命的情况。

设计/方法/方法

本研究以描述性现象学观点为指导，该观点被用来描述和分析五名在犯罪分子高度威胁下生活的警官的经历。

发现

分析提供了有关官员威胁经历的多面图。调查结果表明，军官经历了极端威胁下的生活，这是身份的剧变和自我结构的丧失。但是，在各种个人保护因素的帮助下以及社区和系统的支持下，军官们能够从心理上重新构筑这种作为个人代理机构的脆弱性体验。他们表现出接受威胁作为其专业角色的一部分，这是他们赋予自己的控制感的责任实践。威胁的现实渗透到他们的个人生活及其家人的生活中，情感压力一直存在，

创意/价值

这种新颖的以身份为中心的模型可以作为启发式方法的基础，以试探法来解释对风险的反应并增强抵御力，并为开发旨在在面对内外的重大和创伤性环境的人们中增强抵御力的实际干预措施的开发提供概念基础。警察社区。