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Police Psychology: A New Specialty and New Challenges for Men and Women in Blue
Go behind the scenes of police work with this unique book that opens the door to the psychological side of policing.
Police A New Specialty and New Challenges for Men and Women in Blue offers readers the opportunity to examine two different aspects of police 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.
Police A New Specialty and New Challenges for Men and Women in Blue offers readers the opportunity to examine two different aspects of police 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.
184 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2011
About the author
David J. Thomas
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Please see: David J. Thomas
David J. Thomas, PhD, LMHC is a professor of forensic studies at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, FL. Dr. Thomas is a retired police officer retiring from the Gainesville Police Department in 1998. Dr. Thomas is the author of the award-winning book: The State of American Policing: Psychology, Behavior, Problems and Solutions. Other books that Dr. Thomas authored are: Understanding Violent Criminals: Insight From the Front Lines of Law Enforcement; Police Psychology: A New Specialty and New Challenges for Men and Women in Blue: and Professionalism in Policing: An Introduction. Dr. Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow with the Police Foundation in Washington DC and is a recognized expert in in the use of force and police practices in state and federal courts. In addition to his academic pursuits, Dr. Thomas is the CEO of Police Counseling Services, LLC where he provides consulting and counseling services for several law enforcement agencies in North Florida.
source: Florida Gulf Coast University
Please see: David J. Thomas
David J. Thomas, PhD, LMHC is a professor of forensic studies at Florida Gulf Coast University in Ft. Myers, FL. Dr. Thomas is a retired police officer retiring from the Gainesville Police Department in 1998. Dr. Thomas is the author of the award-winning book: The State of American Policing: Psychology, Behavior, Problems and Solutions. Other books that Dr. Thomas authored are: Understanding Violent Criminals: Insight From the Front Lines of Law Enforcement; Police Psychology: A New Specialty and New Challenges for Men and Women in Blue: and Professionalism in Policing: An Introduction. Dr. Thomas is a Senior Research Fellow with the Police Foundation in Washington DC and is a recognized expert in in the use of force and police practices in state and federal courts. In addition to his academic pursuits, Dr. Thomas is the CEO of Police Counseling Services, LLC where he provides consulting and counseling services for several law enforcement agencies in North Florida.
source: Florida Gulf Coast University
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