Hyper-Vigilance Many issues are in the face of law enforcement officers on a daily basis . Most of which, an officer cannot just shrug off and get on with the daily duties and tasks of life. Hypervigilance and Hyper aggression is a growing problem among law enforcement officer's that requires a system that can be put into place that will help them deal with the mechanisms these officer's face on a daily basis. It begins as one form and without some form of counseling, and recreates itself into another disorder. Determining if pre-emptive counseling, during event counseling, and post event counseling can help thwart off many of the issues law enforcement officers are faced with, and possibly allow for this applicable technique to be used across the board in all departments . …show more content…
Although in movies, it is dramatized and harmless, it really is a dangerous psychological, physiological, and career destroying breakdown on law enforcement personnel. Hyper vigilance and hyper aggression among law enforcement, both on and off duty, is important to recognize to assume a balance in the high stress career that these individual 's face daily. Although much study has been done to discover the causes of hyper vigilance and hyper aggression, it is equally important to be proactive in the cause as well. Hypothesis: To conduct a study to measure hyper vigilance and hyper aggression on law enforcement officers with two or more year 's experience in the field. Then begin implementing a proactive counseling system at all levels (proactive, intervention, post-event) , then re measure the levels of hyper vigilance and hyper aggression among the same law enforcement officers. Comparing the levels of aggression and hyper vigilance before counseling and afterwards, will show if the preemptive delivery has any effect, if at all.