Full Description
This volume is the logical follow-up to the military treatment handbook: Living and Surviving in Harm's Way. Sharon Freeman Clevenger, Laurence Miller, Bret Moore, and Arthur Freeman return with this dynamic handbook ideal for law enforcement agencies interested in the psychological health of their officers. Contributors include law enforcement officers with diverse experiences, making this handbook accessible to readers from law enforcement backgrounds. This authoritative, comprehensive, and critical volume on the psychological aspects of police work is a must for anyone affiliated with law enforcement.
Contents
Foreword A.T. Beck PART ONE: Understanding the Law Enforcement Officer 1. Introduction S.F. Clevenger 2. The Law Enforcement Officer S.F. Clevenger 3. Assessment and Evaluation: Collecting the Requisite Building Blocks for Treatment Planning S.F. Curran 4. Of Mind and Body: Health Consequences of Stress and Trauma on Police Officers J. Violanti 5. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing: What is the State of the Science? B. Burque, M.M. Baker, V.V. Hasselt, J. Couwels 6. Law Enforcement officers Engaging with Military Members in the Community K.C. Kalmbach 7. Special Issues with Military Law Enforcement Officers D. Wilson, J. Price, B. Burque 8. Correctional Officer Stress A. Brockman, B. Burque, V.V Hasselt, M.M. Baker PART TWO: Special Topics for Law Enforcement Officers 9. Police Officers in the Legal System L.Miller 10. Special Units Policing: Hostage Negotiation, Undercover and Sex Crimes L. Miller 11. Polices Officer Stress: Syndromes and Strategies for Intervention L. Miller 12. Managing Mentally Ill Individuals L. Miller 13. Fatal Crash Investigation: First Responder Issues R.T. Codd, III 14. Post-Traumatic Growth in Police Officers: Guidelines for Facilitating Post-Traumatic Growth S. Joseph, D. Murphy, S. Regal 15. The Law Enforcement Chaplain: Grief, Honor, Loss and Compassion C. Heiny, R. Douglas
