About LESI

Helping Agencies save lives of officers that are saving lives.

Since

1992

Our Story

The Law Enforcement Survival Institute was founded to provide information, education and training to law enforcement professionals about how to survive the rigors of a career in law enforcement. We include all persons that work in law enforcement. Although our language frequently refers to “officers,” we realize that deputies, sergeants, lieutenants, captains, commanders, chiefs, other police executives, detectives, SWAT operators, hostage negotiators, corrections officers, patrol officers, probation officers, dispatchers, CSI’s and evidence technicians all may suffer the ill effects of stress from a career in law enforcement. We are also keenly aware of the effect that this career has on the family members of our law enforcement professionals and work to support them as well.

Our mission of, “Saving the Lives of the People Who Save Lives” extends from our Armor Your Self™ on-site training seminar to the information, strategies and tools available on our website to help cops plan for happy, healthy and successful careers, relationships and lives.

The Armor Your Self™ on-site training program is an eight hour, hands-on “how to’ seminar that helps police officers and other law enforcement professionals armor themselves physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. We also teach how to Armor Your Agency™ against the stresses and traumas inherent in careers in law enforcement.

Many people who serve, and who have served in law enforcement bear the scars of the cumulative stresses that accompany the career. The Law Enforcement Survival Institute (LESI) and CopsAlive.com work tirelessly to assemble strategies, tactics and best practices to help anyone working in this profession successfully survive their career. LESI and CopsAlive.com work with agencies and families to create environments that support healthy, happy and effective law enforcement professionals both on the job and at home.

Our Research

The Law Enforcement Survival Institute and its sister website, CopsAlive.com, are working to support and conduct research into law enforcement wellness issues.

We are conducting a long range project called the “Total Policing Wellness Project” that is collecting tips, ideas and best practices from law enforcement officers and agencies from around the world.

When completed, this “best practices” document will be published free of charge for law enforcement officers around the world. You can learn more about this project here or at policewellness.com.