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 Clarke
Paris is currently a Sergeant with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police
Department and has been a police officer for the past 23 years.
He has worked in undercover assignments, as a training officer &
sergeant, and a traffic enforcement officer & sergeant. In addition,
he has worked as the sergeant in charge of special events and supervised
a squad of bicycle officers on the Las Vegas Strip.
Clarke founded the non-profit organization Cops Racing Against Violence
through Education (CRAVE), which with support from LVMPD employees
was able to fund four full scholarships to the University of Nevada-Las
Vegas (for a total of 16 years of higher education). In 2000 Clarke
authored a book, and in March 2007 began work on the documentary
film .
Fourteen months later, the film was completed.
Clarke currently works as a uniformed patrol sergeant with LVMPD,
and during his off-duty time he lectures about law enforcement stress
as well as the prevention of police suicide. His lectures are given
in conjunction with the film and addresses topics rarely covered
by other police-related seminars.
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Sgt Clarke Paris & his son, Nick: time for a coffee break |
Sgt Clarke Paris in the hospital, recovering after being struck
by a drunk driver while operating his police motorcycle |
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Sgt Clarke Paris, Police Officer Of The Year 1997 |
Sgt Clarke Paris giving The Pain Behind The Badge Seminar |
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The Pain Behind The Badge, L.L.C.,
is not merely a documentary movie about police suicide but an entire
training seminar designed to help police officers, police employees,
and first responders to deal with the struggles associated with
police work, Cumulative Stress, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD).
This training presented by Clarke Paris, an active police sergeant with more than 26 years experience, and Tracie Paris, a Registered Nurse with
26 years experience, also addresses issues such as police stress,
depression and the roles they play in law enforcement(relationships,
use of force, Internal Affairs complaints, motivation, etc.).
The instructors use their personal experience and training to make
this training dynamic, entertaining, and informative. Some of the
other topics discussed in this Police Suicide Prevention Seminar
are Peer Support, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
(EMDR), Employee Assistance Programs (E.A.P.), Critical Incident
Stress management (CISM), and the use of Police Chaplains, to name
a few.
This training is P.O.S.T. certified & approved in several states,
and is a powerful tool that can be used by agencies and organizations,
not only to train officers and civilians on the above topics, but
it hopefully will reduce Police Suicide by: educating employees
on the signs/symptoms of these stressors; convincing struggling
employees that they are not alone; and convincing employees that
the help already in place does work and they should accept it. Please
enjoy the web site and feel free to contact us with any questions
you might have.
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