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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.
List of contents
Preface
About the Editor
Chapter 1: Introduction and History of Police Psychology,
J. KitaeffPart 1. General Practice
Chapter 2: Police Psychological Consultation Services to Public Safety,
J.A. DavisChapter 3: Legal Issues Related to Hiring and Promotion of Police Officers,
A.
GutmanChapter 4: Ethical Issues in Police Psychology,
J.L. McCutcheonChapter 5: Police vs. Probation/Surveillance Officers: Similarities and Differences,
D.S. Herrmann, B. BroderickPart 2. Pre-employment Psychological Screening
Chapter 6: Criterion-Related Psychological Evaluations,
P.A. Weiss, W.U. WeissChapter 7: Actuarial vs. Clinical Judgment Prediction Models in Pre-employment Psychological Screening of Police Candidates,
M.J. CuttlerChapter 8: Appraising and Managing Police Officer Performance,
R. Jacobs, C. Thoroughgood, K. SawyerChapter 9: Assessments for Selection and Promotion of Police Officers,
R. Jacobs, L. Cushenbery, P.E. GrabarekChapter 10: The Integration Section of Forensic Psychological Reports in Law Enforcement: Culturally Responsive Ending Words,
R. JohnsonChapter 11: Challenging the Police De-selection Process,
J.M. ArcayaPart 3. Training and Evaluation
Chapter 12: Couples Counseling/Assessment and Use of the Inwald Relationship Surveys,
R. Inwald, E.A. Willman, S. Inwald Chapter 13: Fitness-For-Duty Evaluations,
D. CoreyChapter 14: Methods for Real-Time Assessment of Operational Stress During Realistic Police Tactical Training,
D. Brisinda, R. Fenici, A.R. SorboChapter 15: Evolution of Police Leadership Enhancement,
A. Park and J.S. HerndonChapter 16: When Cops Kill: Understanding the Psychology of Deadly Force Encounters,
L. MillerPart 4. Police Procedure
Chapter 17: Police Use of Force,
F.J. GalloChapter 18: Hostage Negotiations,
W.C. Mullins, M.J. McMainsChapter 19: Domestic Violence: An Analysis of the Crime and Punishment of Intimate Partner Abuse,
S.L. Brooke, T.K. StrausChapter 20: Police Interviews with Suspects: International Perspectives,
K.A. Roberts, V. Herrington Chapter 21: Applying Restorative Justice Principles in Law Enforcement,
R. Myers Part 5. Clinical Practice
Chapter 22: Police Personality: Theoretical Issues and Research,
G.L. GerberChapter 23: Police and Public Safety Complex Trauma and Grief: An Eco-ethological Existential Analysis,
D. RudofossiChapter 24: Suicide in Law Enforcement,
A. Liang, A.A. Abrams, K. Stevens, B. FrechettePart 6. Treatment and Dysfunction
Chapter 25: Cops in Trouble: Psychological Strategies for Helping Officers Under Investigation, Criminal Prosecution, or Civil Litigation,
L. MillerChapter 26: Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions to Promote Officer Resiliency,
S. B. Stern & M. GaliettaChapter 27: Critical Incident Reactions and Early Interventions,
S. Best, E. Kirschman, A. ArtwohlChapter 28: Critical Knowledge for Clinicians Debriefing Critical Incidents in Law Enforcement,
J. E. RolandChapter 29: The Disconnected Values Model: A Brief Intervention of Improving Healthy Habits and Coping With Stress in Law Enforcement,
M.H. Anshel Chapter 30: Mentally Ill-Crying "Help!" Police & Public Health Prevention, Intervention & Post-vention,
D. Rudofossi
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.
Summary
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.
