PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS EVER-CHANGING WAYS

• NCJ Number: 2611
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 38 Issue: 4 Dated: (APRIL 1971) Pages: 98 & 53
• Author(s): R Carpenter
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 2 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FIVE SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING MAN'S BEHAVIOR SUGGEST POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE PERSONNEL PROBLEMS OF POLICE ADMINISTRATORS.

Abstract

THE THEORIES OF PSYCHOLOGY WHICH ARE COMPARED HERE ARE GESTALT, FIELD, REINFORCEMENT, PSYCHOANALYTIC, AND ROLE. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH THEORY IS PRESENTED TO AID LAW ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATORS WITH PERSONALITY-TYPE UNDERSTANDING.