NCJ Number
12100
Date Published
1974
Length
230 pages
Annotation
THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TENETS OF BASIC AND ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY APPLIED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS, INCLUDING TECHNIQUES OF INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION.
Abstract
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN DAILY CONTACT WITH A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS MUST BE ABLE TO REACT PROFESSIONALLY IN ALL SITUATIONS. THIS TEXT INTRODUCES ITS READERS TO BASIC THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES TO ASSIST OFFICERS IN UNDERSTANDING THEIR ACTIONS AND THOSE OF OTHERS. THE INITIAL SECTION, 'GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY,' PRESENTS ESSENTIAL ASPECTS OF PERSONALITY, LEARNING AND EMOTIONAL STRESS. ADDITIONALLY, FOUR MAIN TECHNIQUES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION - EXPERIMENTAL, CLINICAL, NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION, AND STATISTICAL ARE DISCUSSED. IN ORDER TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH PERSONS UNDER EXTREME STRESS, AN UNDERSTANDING OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL ILLNESS IS ALSO NECESSARY. NEUROSIS, PSYCHOSIS, CHARACTER DISORDERS, AND ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ADDICTION ARE EXAMINED IN TURN. SUBSEQUENT MATERIAL REVIEWS TECHNIQUES OF INTERVIEW AND INTERROGATION, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERVIEW RELATIONSHIP AND THE PHYSICAL CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE SESSION IS CONDUCTED. THE FINAL CHAPTERS FOCUS ON CORRECTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, TRAFFIC SAFETY, CROWD CONTROL, AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF EACH CHAPTER, REVIEW QUESTIONS ARE PROVIDED. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE A LISTING OF PERIODICALS AND A DIRECTORY OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OF INTEREST TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONS OFFICERS.