| NCJ Number: |
168114   |
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| Title: |
History of Police Psychological Services |
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| Author(s): |
J T Reese |
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| Date Published: |
1987 |
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| Annotation: |
This history of mental health services for police officers traces the history of law enforcement in the United States, describes the initial involvement of behavioral scientists in law enforcement in 1916, summarizes developments over subsequent decades, and discusses the current provision of psychological services to police. |
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| Abstract: |
The discussion notes the changing role of law enforcement and its evolution from simple functions involving little stress to complex and stressful endeavors requiring highly trained personnel. The first behavioral scientists in law enforcement were involved in psychological testing to aid the selection of police candidates. Their involvement expanded to including operational help in hostage negotiations, criminal personality profiling, domestic crisis intervention, crime scene analysis, and counseling police officers regarding personal problems inherent in police work. These early efforts seemed to come together in 1968 when the Los Angeles Police Department hired a full-time psychologist, thereby giving formal recognition of their important. Police psychology developed notably thereafter. The subsequent years have experienced a steady increase in the number of police agencies employing psychologists, the growing number of conferences where police psychologists share their successes and failures in the law enforcement setting, and the American Psychological Association's 1982 designation of a special section of an affiliate for psychologists who work in law enforcement. The history of these services reveals that among elements essential for their success are support at the management level and independence from the organization. Chapter reference notes, appended agenda of conference on police occupational stress, and 152 references |
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| Main Term(s): |
Psychologists role in policing |
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| Index Term(s): |
Critical incident stress; Employee assistance programs; History of policing; Mental health services; Police occupational stress; Police psychologists; Police stress training; Police work attitudes |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC 20535-0001
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| Corporate Author: |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
US Dept of Justice
United States of America |
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
US Dept of Justice
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United States of America
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| Page Count: |
122 |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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