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Police psychology : a new specialty and new challenges for men and women in blue / David J. Thomas.
- Title
- Police psychology : a new specialty and new challenges for men and women in blue / David J. Thomas.
- Author
- Thomas, David J.
- Publication
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, c2011.
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- Description
- ix, 171 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Summary
- U.S. police deal with nearly 600,000 violent crimes--murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assault--a year. More than 1,500 officers are assaulted annually, with some 50 killed in the line of duty, according to Justice Department figures. How do the men and women in blue remain mentally healthy themselves, even as they face danger and apply psychological principles in their work?
- Series Statement
- Forensic psychology
- Uniform Title
- Forensic psychology (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The history and application of police psychology -- The police personality -- Police trauma, critical incidents, and stressors -- Critical incident stress management/psychological services -- Hostage negotiation -- Interview and interrogation -- The psychology of threat assessment -- The psychology of profiling -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 9780313387289 (hard copy : alk. paper)
- 0313387281 (hard copy : alk. paper)
- 9780313387296 (ebook)
- 031338729X (ebook)
- LCCN
- ^^2011002674
- OCLC
- 690088635
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library