Chaplain Cary A. Friedman

Chaplain Cary A. Friedman is Associate Director of the Law Enforcement Survival Institute (LESI) and a police trainer specializing in stress-management and ethical decision-making. A consultant to the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit (BSU) since 2000, he has spoken at the FBI Academy and on FBITN satcasts, and regularly addresses LE audiences across the USA. In 2025, Spiritual Survival for Law Enforcement became approved for IADLEST/NCP certification.

A police, prison, and hospital chaplain, Chaplain Friedman is the author of nine books (including "Spiritual Survival for Law Enforcement," "Wisdom from the Batcave," and "The Superhero Handbook for Cops") and numerous articles (published in the FBI's Law Enforcement Bulletin, the Gazette of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and other journals).

"In The Superhero Handbook, Cary does what he does best. He identifies key elements that create and support a well-balanced police officer and talks about them in an impressively down-to-earth and creatively entertaining fashion."
- Jim Glennon

Chaplain Cary A. Friedman

"In The Superhero Handbook, Cary does what he does best. He identifies key elements that create and support a well-balanced police officer and talks about them in an impressively down-to-earth and creatively entertaining fashion." - Jim Glennon

"In The Superhero Handbook, Cary does what he does best. He identifies key elements that create and support a well-balanced police officer and talks about them in an impressively down-to-earth and creatively entertaining fashion."
- Jim Glennon