A Spirituality For Police Officers [Paperback]

John Moreno (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 6, 2006

Spiritual help for those in law enforcement and their families.

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About the Author

Mr. Moreno was born and raised in New York City. In 1951 he married Eileen McTiernan, his childhood sweetheart. They have three daughters and five grandchildren. In 1955 he joined the New York City Police department and retired at the rank of lieutenant in 1984. While on the job he earned an Associate Degree in Police Science and later a Bachelor Degree in Theology. Upon retiring he accepted a position on the staff of the Bishop Molloy Retreat House, working with the Passionist Community of priests and brothers. While working there he went on to earn a Masters Degree in Catholic Doctrine. After leaving that position he became associated with the Marianist Community organizing, promoting and offering spiritual programs at their Emmanuel Marianist Retreat House. He is founder of Catholic Lay Preachers, a small group of experienced lay speakers offering their talents to religious organizations.

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The Police Academy can teach law, procedures, tactics, the required paper work and how to fire a weapon. It cannot teach the rookie officer how to deal with his/her very personal emotions and feelings as they encounter the endless variety of police assignments.

Police officers live in two different worlds. They have roles to play in each and struggle with balancing their commitment to the demands each world places on them.

All of this provides a real challenge for those officers whose faith is important to them. What is their obligation when they witness a fellow officer being abusive, dishonest or drinking on duty? How do they respond when questioned by a supervisor, or the Internal Affairs Division, about an incident that may put another officer in jeopardy?

As officers we are witness to so much pain in the lives of so many people. It is, however, other people's pain. What happens when it comes home? How does the officer cope when he/she is victim, when it is their family dealing with tragedy?

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1553953037
• ISBN-13: 978-1553953036
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,946,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very narrow in focus, January 30, 2008

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Donald K. Johnson (Denton, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Spirituality For Police Officers (Paperback)

I had hoped this book would be another resource for police chaplaincy, but it is very narrow in its outlook. It might be a good resource for some individual police officers, but a more honest title for this book would be "A Spirituality for Conservative Roman Catholic Police Officers."

4.0 out of 5 stars Thought Provoking, December 3, 2011

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Irene L. Larochelle "I. LaRochelle" (N. Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Spirituality For Police Officers (Kindle Edition)

I bought this book because our National Police Force has been plagued in the past few years with charges of a cover up, brutality, and harassment. I wanted some insight into "life behind the badge." This book certainly gave some insight into the challenges and problems that police officers face every day. I can even relate to Mr. Moreno`s theology given the fact that, at one time, I too, was a practicing Catholic. However, given the temptations and high rates of PTSD among officers, I don`t think theology alone will solve their problems. These officers need real solutions for real problems. Roman Catholicism alone, simply isn`t enough.