"Hi honey. I'm home."
The way it is: givens and realities of police work
The police officer's paradox
Growing old in a young person's profession: how officers change with time
Organizational stress: looking for love in all the wrong places
Remarkable events
Critical incidents, stress, and trauma
From victim to survivor: working through trauma
From battlefront to homefront: families and trauma
Kids and trauma
Emotional extremes
Domestic abuse: the best-kept secret shame of policing
Alcohol abuse and suicide
Getting help
Getting the help you need when you need it
Special families, special issues
Swimming upstream: special challenges facing women, minorities, lesbians, and gay men in law enforcement
Cop couples
Summing up
Success stories.