About this episode

Tim discusses how a single use of force impacted his career and perspective while working in a psychiatric detention facility.

A single use of force can change your body, your career, and the way you see yourself. We sit down with Tim, a former corrections and patrol officer, to talk about what it’s really like working in a psychiatric detention facility where the mission is part hospital and part jail, but the safety standards do not always match the risk. He breaks down the messy reality of a split chain of command, why officers pushed for basic tools, and how understaffing and mandated overtime turned routine days...

People in this episode

Host: Tyra Valeriano

Guest: Tim

Topics covered

• use of force
• career change
• mental health
• law enforcement
• safety standards

Keywords

• use of force
• career
• mental health
• law enforcement
• safety standards
• understaffing
• overtime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: psychiatric detention facility, hospital, jail

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