Office of AIDS

Law Enforcement Materials

The Risks of the Job: Protecting Law Enforcement from Needle Stick Injuries (Video)-

Made in cooperation with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), this educational documentary from the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS, explains how officers can reduce the risk of infection by needlesticks on the job. LAPD officers visit a syringe exchange program (SEP) on their beat and explore the ways that SEPs can help keep law enforcement officers and their communities safer. The video can be downloaded along with materials for SEPs, health departments and law enforcement personnel.

The Risks of the Job - Materials for SEPs and Health Departments

• Workshop Guide (PDF) 
• The Risks of the Job - Credits (PDF)
• The Risks of the Job - Citations (PDF)
• Links and Resources (PDF) 

Syringe Access in California - Handouts for Law Enforcement

• List of Counties and Cities with Syringe Access in California (PDF)
• CA Legal Code for Syringe Exchange Programs (PDF)
• Fact Sheet on Syringe Exchange Programs for Law Enforcement (PDF)
• Bratton Syringe Exchange Program Declaration - Los Angeles Police Department (PDF) 

Background and Fact Sheets - Handouts for Law Enforcement

• amFAR: Public Safety, Law Enforcement, and Syringe Exchange (PDF) (May 2011) 
• CDC: Syringe Exchange Program Fact Sheet - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PDF)
• Subject to Debate - A Needle Exchange Program: What's In It for Police? (PDF)