What kids see when cops come home: Inside a police family's world

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The stress of policing doesn’t end at the station door. While officers shoulder trauma, long hours and unpredictable shifts, their families carry the unseen weight at home — the worry, the schedule changes, the emotional whiplash and the silence. In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, host Jim Dudley sits down with Katherine Boyle who lived that reality as a child. She explains how police work shapes family life in ways officers often underestimate and offers practical guidance for staying connected, communicating openly and protecting the well-being of spouses and children. Katherine, known to many as “the lieutenant’s daughter,” is an advocate for law enforcement kids and…