Handbook of Police Psychology

Praise for the First Edition "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, USA "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, USA "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, USA "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, Ottawa, Canada "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

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 Attorneys 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 Virginias 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.

Preface About the Editor Chapter 1: Introduction and History of Police Psychology, J. Kitaeff Part 1. General Practice Chapter 2: Police Psychological Consultation Services to Public Safety, J.A. Davis Chapter 3: Legal Issues Related to Hiring and Promotion of Police Officers, A. Gutman Chapter 4: Ethical Issues in Police Psychology, J.L. McCutcheon Chapter 5: Police vs. Probation/Surveillance Officers: Similarities and Differences, D.S. Herrmann, B. Broderick Part 2. Pre-employment Psychological Screening Chapter 6: Criterion-Related Psychological Evaluations, P.A. Weiss, W.U. Weiss Chapter 7: Actuarial vs. Clinical Judgment Prediction Models in Pre-employment Psychological Screening of Police Candidates, M.J. Cuttler Chapter 8: Appraising and Managing Police Officer Performance, R. Jacobs, C. Thoroughgood, K. Sawyer Chapter 9: Assessments for Selection and Promotion of Police Officers, R. Jacobs, L. Cushenbery, P.E. Grabarek Chapter 10: The Integration Section of Forensic Psychological Reports in Law Enforcement: Culturally Responsive Ending Words, R. Johnson Chapter 11: Challenging the Police De-selection Process, J.M. Arcaya Part 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. Corey Chapter 14: Methods for Real-Time Assessment of Operational Stress During Realistic Police Tactical Training, D. Brisinda, R. Fenici, A.R. Sorbo Chapter 15: Evolution of Police Leadership Enhancement, A. Park and J.S. Herndon Chapter 16: When Cops Kill: Understanding the Psychology of Deadly Force Encounters, L. Miller Part 4. Police Procedure Chapter 17: Police Use of Force, F.J. Gallo Chapter 18: Hostage Negotiations, W.C. Mullins, M.J. McMains Chapter 19: Domestic Violence: An Analysis of the Crime and Punishment of Intimate Partner Abuse, S.L. Brooke, T.K. Straus Chapter 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. Gerber Chapter 23: Police and Public Safety Complex Trauma and Grief: An Eco-ethological Existential Analysis, D. Rudofossi Chapter 24: Suicide in Law Enforcement, A. Liang, A.A. Abrams, K. Stevens, B. Frechette Part 6. Treatment and Dysfunction Chapter 25: Cops in Trouble: Psychological Strategies for Helping Officers Under Investigation, Criminal Prosecution, or Civil Litigation, L. Miller Chapter 26: Evidence-Based Psychological Interventions to Promote Officer Resiliency, S. B. Stern & M. Galietta Chapter 27: Critical Incident Reactions and Early Interventions, S. Best, E. Kirschman, A. Artwohl Chapter 28: Critical Knowledge for Clinicians Debriefing Critical Incidents in Law Enforcement, J. E. Roland Chapter 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 IllCrying "Help!" Police & Public Health Prevention, Intervention & Post-vention, D. Rudofossi