USA Today interviews UB expert about police officers who investigate sex crimes

Published July 29, 2014 This content is archived.

An article in USA Today about the psychological stress facing undercover police officers who investigate sex crimes by posing as juveniles on social media quotes John Violanti, research professor of epidemiology and environmental health. “These people need to be psychologically taken care of in a special way because their job is different than going out and writing traffic tickets and answering complaints,” he said.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/07/21/psychological-help-undercover-officers/12953445/