Handbook of Police Psychology

by Jack Kitaeff (Editor)

Overview

This collection surveys everything from the beginnings of police psychology and early influences on the profession, to pre-employment screening, assessment, and evaluation, to clinical interventions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367209070
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/17/2019
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	666
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jack Kitaeff, PhD, JD, is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He received his undergraduate education at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, and his graduate psychology education at the State University of New York and the University of Mississippi. He received his law degree from the Antonin Scalia School of Law at George Mason University, and completed a legal clerkship with the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia.

Dr. Kitaeff completed a clinical psychology internship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, and served as a psychologist and Major in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps. He later became the first police psychologist for the Arlington County Police Department, where he established a pre-employment psychological screening program for all police applicants, and for officers applying for special units such as SWAT, Hostage Negotiations, and VICE. He has been the consulting police psychologist for numerous law enforcement agencies. He has also served as the Director of Psychology for the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute. He is an adjunct professor in the Department of Criminology, law and Society at George Mason University, and an adjunct professor with the George Washington University Department of Psychology. He is also a contributing faculty member in the School of Psychology at Walden University. He is a Diplomate in Police Psychology from the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, a Fellow in the American College of Legal Medicine, and a member of the American Psychological Association. He maintains a private practice in clinical psychology in Fairfax, Virginia.

Table of Contents

J. Kitaeff, Introduction and History of Police Psychology Part 1: General Practice. J. A. Davis, Police Psychological Consultation Services to Public Safety. A. Gutman, Legal Issues Related to Hiring and Promotion of Police Officers. J. McCutcheon, Ethical Issues in Police Psychology. D.S. Herrmann, B. Broderick, Police vs. Probation/Surveillance Officers: Similarities and Differences Part 2: Pre-Employment Psychological Screening. P.A. Weiss, W.U. Weiss, Criterion-related Psychological Evaluations. M. Cuttler, Actuarial vs. Clinical Judgment Prediction Models in Pre-employment Psychological Screening of Police Candidates. R. Jacobs, C.N. Thoroughgood, K.B. Sawyer, Appraising and Managing Police Officer Performance. R. Jacobs, L. Pesin, P.E. Grabarek, Assessments for Selection and Promotion of Police Officers. R. Johnson, The Integration Section of Forensic Psychological Reports in Law Enforcement: Culturally Responsive Ending Words. J.M. Arcaya, Challenging the Police De-selection Proces Part 3: Training and Evaluation. R. Inwald, E.A. Willman, S. Inwald, Couples Counseling/Assessment and Use of the Inwald Relationship Surveys. D. Corey, Fitness-For-Duty Evaluations. D. Brisinda, R. Fenici, A.R. Sorbo, Methods for Real-Time Assessment of Operational Stress During Realistic Police Tactical Training Part 4: Police Procedure. F. Gallo, Police Use of Force. W. Mullins, M.J. McMains, Hostage Negotiations. S. Brooke, T. Straus, Domestic Violence: An Analysis of the Crime and Punishment of Intimate Partner Abuse. K. Roberts, V. Herrington, Police Interviews with Suspects: International Perspectives. R. Myers, Applying Restorative Justice Principles in Law Enforcement Part 5: Clinical Practice. G.L. Gerber, Police Personality: Theoretical Issues and Research. D. Rudofossi, Police and Public Safety Complex Trauma and Grief: An Eco-Ethological Existential Analysis. A. Liang, A.A. Abrams, K. Stevens, B. Frechette, Suicide in Law Enforcement Part 6: Treatment and Dysfunction. L. Miller, Cops in Trouble: Psychological Strategies for Helping Officers under Investigation, Criminal Prosecution, or Civil Litigation. S. Best, E. Kirschman, A. Artwohl, Critical Incident Reactions and Early Interventions. J.E. Roland, Developing and Maintaining Successful Peer Support Programs in Law Enforcement. M.H. Anshel, The Disconnected Values Model: A Brief Intervention of Improving Healthy Habits and Coping with Stress in Law Enforcement.

Editorial Reviews

"The editor has found THE TOP experts to write the most appropriate chapters. Every practicing police psychologist would buy a book like this. Kitaeff did a fine job of looking at comparable books but none will be able to compete with this book" - David R. Englert, Behavioral Science, Air Force Office of Special Investigations

"I would enthusiastically recommend this book to anyone searching for a state of the art reference volume on police psychology." - Laurence Miller, PhD Boca Raton, Florida

"Jack Kitaeff has compiled an exceptional book on a critical topic in policing. This handbook is the perfect desk reference for police legal advisors, policy writers and police psychologists who need to create defensible policies or who work with active police officers." - Jon M. Shane, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Law and Police Science, New York

"Jack Kitaeff has brought together a cast of stellar contributors to produce an extremely comprehensive and well organized book. It will surely be of value to students who want to become police psychologists and to individuals who are currently working in the field. An excellent resource, full of valuable information." - Craig Bennell, Carleton University, USA

"This is a fascinating book and should be read by all psychologists involved in working with the police. It illustrates beautifully the important interface between police practice and applied psychology." - Gisli Gudjonsson, Psychology Department, King's College London, UK

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