The Backbone and the Achilles’ Heel: Rethinking Masculinity in Policing
Rachel Rogers, a psychologist with years of clinical experience working with police officers, presents her doctoral research findings on policing culture and male officer mental health.
Policing's masculine code provides the service with steadiness, camaraderie, and a bias for action, but also narrows the pathway to care when strength is defined as never bending.
From the playground to the parade ground, boys and men learn an elegant workaround; you can’t make feelings disappear so keep them tidy. Control them, contain them, convert them into humour or action.
Based on her research with UK male officers, Rogers argues for a new honour code, including credible confidentiality, culturally competent care, restored safe spaces, and language that aligns help-seeking with operational strategy.
Author's Summary
Rethinking masculinity in policing to improve officer mental health.
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