Police psychology /
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010. |
| Series: | Psychology research progress series.
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Table of Contents:
- POLICE PSYCHOLOGY; POLICE PSYCHOLOGY; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: THE POLICE SUICIDE ENIGMA: PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Overview: Research Synopsis; Defining Police Suicide; Case Study Illustration: Sudden Shame; Trauma and Psychological Pain; PSYCHOSOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL FACTORS; Developmental Life Stages; Police Suicide: Psychological Autopsy Profiles; Typologies/Profiles: Analysis; Police Suicide: Depression; POLICE CULTURE: THE SOCIAL CLIMATE; Social Network Factors; Culturally Addictive Qualities
- Police Suicide: Work Stress StressorsPolice Suicide: Family Stressors; Police Suicide: Alcohol Abuse; SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS; Program Development; Program: Feedback; LEADERSHIP RESPONSE; Overcoming Obstacles to Intervention; Reading Clues: Suicidal Warning Signs; Specific Intervention Strategies; Appropriate Questions; Question, Persuade, and Referring (QPR) Training Program; Referral, Follow-up and Supervision; THE RESEARCH ENIGMA; Early Research Limitations; Research Obstacles; The Statistical Quandary; Meta-Analysis: The Big Picture; FOCUS POINTS: FUTURE IMPLICATIONS; Future Research
- Psychometric Testing ResearchPerfectionism Testing; Early Alert System; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: THE RIGHT STUFF? PERSONNEL SELECTION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION: WHY SCREEN?; COMMON METHODS/INSTRUMENTS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL SELECTION; Personality Testing; Cognitive Testing; Polygraph/Integrity Testing; Background Checks and Physical Tests; Situation Tests and Assessment Centers; PREDICTING DYSFUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORS IN POLICING: CORRUPTION AND EXCESSIVE FORCE; Legal Issues Surrounding Selection in Law Enforcement
- Methodological/Procedural Issues in Choosing Among CandidatesSUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: POLICE STRESS AND ACCESS TO CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Stress and Its Etiology in Law Enforcement; Impact of Stress on Police Officers; Barriers to Accessing Mental Health Services; POPPA and Cop2Cop: A Review of Two Police Assistance Programs; Recommendations to Reduce Stress and Improve the Health of Police Officers; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: POLICE LIE DETECTION: ACCURACY, TRAINING AND NEW DIRECTIONS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION
- I. Lie Detection Accuracy2. ACCURACY WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF LIES; 3. KIND OF POLICE PERSONNEL TESTED; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: ACCURACY AND USEFULNESS OF OFFENDER PROFILING: A REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Rationale; Methods; RESULTS; Discussion; Conclusion; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: USING THE THURSTONE SCALE TO DETERMINE POLICE OFFICER CAREER SUCCESS FACTORS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Background; LITERATURE REVIEW; The Thurstone Scale; Psychological Screening; Personality Traits; Hiring, Training, and Retention of Officers; The California Situation; METHODOLOGY