David J. Thomas

Police Psychology (eBook, PDF)

A New Specialty and New Challenges for Men and Women in Blue

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Go behind the scenes of police work with this unique book that opens the door to the psychological side of policing.

Police Psychology: A New Specialty and New Challenges for Men and Women in Blue offers readers the opportunity to examine two different aspects of police psychology: psychology as it pertains to the personality of police officers and the application of psychology in police practices. The book takes readers inside the lives of real officers struggling with the daily quest to remain mentally healthy in the face of often-gruesome crime scenes. The actual experience of police work is illustrated through case studies and vignettes, and the text offers a template of best practices for those who practice police psychology.

Other insights in this book reveal the practical side of policing, examining the use of psychology in hostage negotiation, interview and interrogation, threat assessment, and criminal profiling. Readers go behind the scenes to watch as police apply psychological principles in actual cases, and then are given the opportunity to match wits with a simulated foe themselves.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313387296
• Artikelnr.: 37832868

Autorenporträt

David J. Thomas, PhD, LMHC, is a past police officer, professor of forensic studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, and senior research fellow at the National Police Foundation.

Inhaltsangabe

1 The History and Application of Police Psychology A Brief History of
Police Psychology Defining Police Psychology 2 The Police Personality Why
Would Anyone Want to Be a Police Officer? The Socialization Process The
Field-Training Officer (FTO) Program A Brief History of Bias in Policing
Camaraderie of the Badge The Police Personality The Impact of Generational
Differences 3 Police Trauma, Critical Incidents, and Stressors
Psychological Trauma and Critical Incidents Case Studies Sense of
Powerlessness 4 Critical Incident Stress Management/Psychological Services
The Police Personality Psychotraumatology Police Suicide Critical Incident
Stress Management The Role of EAPs in Policing The Role of Police
Psychology Agency Responsibility Agency Best Practices 5 Hostage
Negotiation A Brief History of Hostage Negotiations Team Member Selection
and Structure Team Diversity Negotiator Skill Sets The Importance of
Training The Psychology of Hostage Negotiation The Psychology of Hostage
Takers 6 Interview and Interrogation Interview versus Interrogation The
Miranda Decision The Investigative Interview The Psychology of Interviewing
False Confessions Eyewitness Testimony 7 The Psychology of Threat
Assessment Targeted Violence Motivations Terrorism Stalking School
Shootings Threat Assessment 8 The Psychology of Profiling What Is Criminal
Profiling? Understanding the Criminal Mind Motivations Case Studies Crime
Scene Behavior Constructing a Profile 9 Conclusion A New Specialty/Defining
Services The Application of Psychology to Policing The Future Appendix A:
Triple Homicide Interview Appendix B: Criminal Profile of the Mack Index
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