DEPARTMENT PSYCHOLOGIST - IS THERE ANY VALUE?

• NCJ Number: 41119
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 44 Issue: 5 Dated: (MAY 1977) Pages: 70-75
• Author(s): J STRATTON
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

THE DUTIES AND PROGRAMS DEVELOPED FOR THE PSYCHOLOGIST'S OFFICE IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ARE DESCRIBED.

Abstract

RECOGNIZING THE VALUE A TRAINED PSYCHOLOGIST COULD ADD TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORT, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTED A DEPARTMENT PSYCHOLOGIST'S OFFICE IN 1974. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING OF OFFICERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL INSTRUCTION IN CRISIS INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF POLICE WORK; MANAGEMENT CONSULTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH; LIAISON WITH BEHAVIORAL SCIENTISTS; AID IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS; AND HELP IN SUCH FIELD EMERGENCIES AS HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS, BARRICADED SUSPECTS, OR POTENTIAL SUICIDES....DMC