Police Fragility: 15 Strategies for Inspiring Uncomfortable Conversations About Law Enforcement
Why are we being held accountable for someone else's actions?
Almost every officer has asked that question while standing on a protest line. Joseph Schaefer has asked it too. He is the son of a 30-year Miami Beach police officer, a retired South Florida police commander who oversaw internal affairs, and now a police officer in North Carolina. In Police Fragility, he argues the question is a fair feeling but the wrong place to stop.
Police fragility is the defensive reflex that treats hard questions about policing as attacks on police. Schaefer shows where that reflex comes from: a half-told history of policing, traditions no one questions anymore, and loyalty that can turn into silence. He also shows what it costs officers and the communities they serve.
This is not a book against the police. It's a practical guide for anyone who wants policing to earn the trust it depends on. The book offers 15 strategies for having the conversations the profession keeps avoiding: about race and bias, authority and accountability, mistakes and trauma, and the distance between "us" and "them." Every chapter ends with discussion questions and one concrete action. That makes it suited to roll calls, leadership classes, academy training and community meetings.
The conversations are uncomfortable. Have them anyway. The culture changes through us.
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