Police Psychology: New Trends in Forensic Psychological Science by Paulo Barbosa Marques, ISBN-13: 978-0128165447

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Police Psychology: New Trends in Forensic Psychological Science by Paulo Barbosa Marques, ISBN-13: 978-0128165447

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• Publisher: ‎ Academic Press; 1st edition (October 1, 2021)
• Language: ‎ English
• 462 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0128165448
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0128165447

Comprehensive guide that bridges the gap between researchers, practitioners and policymakers regarding the intersection of psychological sciences and law enforcement.

Table of Contents:

Cover image

Title page

Table of Contents

Copyright

Dedication

Notes on editors

About the contributors

Foreword

Introduction Police Psychology and the Impact of Psychological Science on Policing

Part I. Psychology in police culture and law enforcement agencies

Chapter 1. The ethical practice of police psychology

Introduction

Professional ethics codes and demands on police psychologists

Evidence-based policing and ethical practice

Alignment of procedural justice theory with ethical principles

Conclusions

Chapter 2. The role of the psychologist in the screening and selection of law enforcement applicants

Introduction

Selecting in applicants

Assessments that predict law enforcement performance

Screening out applicants: postconditional offer psychological evaluations

Conclusions

Chapter 3. Incorporating psychological skills in police academy training

Introduction

Cognitive skills

Emotional skills

Social skills

Moral skills

Conclusions

Chapter 4. Burnout and the psychological impact of policing: trends and coping strategies

Introduction

Defining occupational stress: burnout, compassion fatigue, and psychological trauma

Burnout, compassion fatigue, and police: review of current evidence

Personal characteristics

The impact of emotions

Moral injury

Police culture, perceptions, and risks of the job

Organizational psychology perspectives on what makes a job less stressful and more sustainable

Interventions

Not just what but how: process as well as effect

Recommendations for future research

Conclusions

Chapter 5. Trauma and critical incident exposure in law enforcement

Introduction

The nature of police traumatization

Risk and protective factors

Prevention and treatment

Conclusions

Chapter 6. From ideation to realization: exploring the problem of police officer suicide

Introduction

Are police at heightened risk of suicide? Epidemiological research

Demographics of police suicide

Factors associated with police suicide

Reducing the risk of police suicide

Conclusions

Part II. Psychology applied to policing issues

Chapter 7. Psychological jurisprudence and the role of police psychology in community psychology

Introduction

Policing youth: A police psychology review

The perceptual cues and interpersonal skills of police officers

The attributions, prejudices, and stereotypes/typing by police officers

The personality of law enforcement personnel

Policing, stress management, and exposure to aggression and violence

The psychology of recruiting, selecting, and training police officers

Psychological jurisprudence: on theory, method, and practice

Psychological jurisprudence: bridging police psychology and community psychology

Conclusions

Chapter 8. The role of psychological science in public order policing

Introduction

Classical perspectives and reactionary policing

The social identity approach—a new way of understanding the crowd

ESIM and football crowds: policing and self-regulation

Euro 2000: High and low-profile policing

Application Euro 2004—changing police psychology of the crowd

The challenge of change

Conclusions

Chapter 9. Improving police procedures for dealing with mental illness

Introduction

Public perceptions of the police

Use of force

Police training

Conclusions

Chapter 10. Communication as a weapon for resolving hostage and barricaded situations

Introduction

“Talk to Me”: A new approach

Crisis/hostage negotiation strategies

From “talk to me” to “text me”

Risk assessment in crisis/hostage negotiation

Conclusions

Chapter 11. Contributions of psychological science to enhancing law enforcement agencies’ response to intimate partner violence

Introduction

Particularities of police intervention in the context of intimate partner violence

Prediction and management of risk for intimate partner violence

Children of intimate partner violence: victims that cannot be forgotten

Communication with victims of intimate partner violence

Comparing intimate partner violence perceptions: experts, victims, and police officers

Conclusions

Chapter 12. The contribution of psychological science in police responses of sexual assaults

Introduction

Misconceptions about sex offenders

Suspect prioritization

Investigative interview

False confessions

False rape allegations

Strategies used in sexually related online crimes

Conclusions

Part III. Psychology in criminal investigation

Chapter 13. Beyond reasonable doubt: how to think like an expert detective

Introduction

Lessons from a craft tradition

Detectives are simply human

Research on detectives’ decision-making

How should good detectives think?

Generic models and supporting tools for investigative judgments and decision-making

Conclusions

Chapter 14. Developing a psychological research base for criminal investigations: academics and practitioners working together

Introduction

A model for “real-world” enquiry

Formulation

Design

Reporting, selling, and implementing the results

Conclusions

Chapter 15. Threat assessment in law enforcement: advances in the appraisal and management of violence risk by police

Introduction

Preventing harm: the convergence of risk and threat assessment and management in modern law enforcement

Principles of threat assessment and management

Methods of threat assessment and management: tradecraft for law enforcement professionals

The challenges of threat assessment and management in a law enforcement setting

Conclusions

Chapter 16. Investigative interviewing: exploring the contamination timeline of witness memory

Introduction

On the phone: the call handler interview

At the scene: the frontline interview

At the police station: the formal interview

Conclusions

Chapter 17. Is confession really necessary? The use of effective interviewing techniques to maximize disclosure from suspects

Introduction

Developing an evidence base for the PEACE framework

Conclusions

Chapter 18. Offender profiling: a review of the research and state of the field

Introduction

Origins of offender profiling

Statistical offender profiling

State of the field of offender profiling

Conclusions

Conclusion Police psychology and contemporary challenges in an uncertain world

Afterword Contributions of psychology to policing

Index

Paulo Barbosa Marques is a chartered clinical and forensic psychologist and a law enforcement officer. He began his law enforcement career serving as a frontline police officer in the Polícia de Segurança Pública (PSP) and later as a criminal investigator at the Criminal Investigation Department – Organized Crime Brigade. Paulo is now an inspector at the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF), the Portuguese Immigration and Borders Service. He holds a Master’s in Law and Security from the Faculty of Law – NOVA University of Lisbon, a postgraduate diploma in Internal Security, and a Licentiate degree in Psychology. Over the past years, his research has focused on the police officers, prosecutors and judges perceptions of investigative interviewing operational practices and training needs in Portugal. Paulo regularly presents at conferences to both academics and practitioners.

Mauro Paulino is currently a coordinator at Mind, Institute of Clinical and Forensic Psychology (Lisbon, Portugal). He is also a forensic psychologist consultant at the Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses, I.P. (Gabinete Médico-Legal e Forense Península Setúbal). Mauro received his Master’s degree in Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences at the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Medicine completing his research in the field of spousal violence. He is a PhD student at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra (Portugal). He is also a member of the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC) and the Psychological Assessment and Psychometrics Laboratory (PsyAssessmentLab). He is an author and coordinator of several books and is a guest lecturer at various national and international universities.

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