When two veteran NYPD cops took their own lives earlier this month, shaking the department, Commissioner James P. O’Neill implored officers who were boxed in by stress or overloaded by pressure to seek help.
In a significant way, Mr. O’Neill’s entreaties to his fellow officers were symbolic of a sea change taking place within law enforcement, including the NYPD.
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