This column is written by a frontline police member. It does not represent the views or policies of the Police Association.

As many association members know, the effects of being involved in a fatal police shooting are long lasting. ERICA GEORGE investigates how Police is continually improving the way it reintegrates staff after such events.

Police Association member Sean Hatwell always wanted to be a police officer so, after completing a degree in psychology and sociology in Auckland, he joined Police at the age of 23. Sean cut his teeth on the frontline in Mt Wellington after graduating in 2008. After 18 months, he moved into the CIB. Then, in early 2016, when he was working as a detective with the National Organised Crime Group (NOCG), an opportunity arose to lead human trafficking and child sexual exploitation investigations in Thailand.

“Please, can you just stop? We can’t take this any more.”

Constabulary Recruitment wants you – if you’re not already “in blue”.

This column is written by a frontline police member. It does not represent the views or policies of the Police Association.