Research Catalog

Understanding police and police work : psychosocial issues

Title
Understanding police and police work : psychosocial issues / A. Daniel Yarmey.
Author
Yarmey, A. Daniel.
Publication
New York : New York University Press, ©1990.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request for On-site UseRequest Scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
TextUse in library HV7921 .Y37 1990Off-site

Details

Description
xvi, 406 pages; 25 cm
Summary
"The central concern of this book is the psychological basis of police officers' interactions with society. Applied social psychology and cognitive psychology try to explain such behaviors as stress, prejudice, and discrimination, as well as violence, in terms of the situational context and the thoughts and feelings of the individual involved"--Preface.
Subject
  • Police
  • Police > United States
  • Police psychology
  • Criminal psychology
  • Criminal Psychology
  • Polizei
  • Polizeipsychologie
  • Polizeibeamter
  • Psychologie
  • Politie
  • Arbeidsomstandigheden
  • Psychologische aspecten
  • United States
  • USA
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-383).
Contents
Introduction -- Personality -- Roles, role conflict, and leadership -- Stress -- Attitudes and prejudice -- Social influence, control, and deterrence -- Psychological theories of criminal behavior -- Aggression and violence -- Criminal victimization -- Decision-making -- Mental disorder -- Eyewitness testimony.
ISBN
  • 0814796702
  • 9780814796702
LCCN
89012940
OCLC
  • ocm20167718
  • 20167718
  • SCSB-1749980
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library