NCJ Number
195761
Editor(s)
James E. Hendricks Ph.D.,
Bryan D. Byers Ph.D.
Date Published
2002
Length
440 pages
Annotation
This collection of original works provides theoretical, analytical, and practical knowledge of a specific facet of crisis intervention for pre-service and in-service criminal justice and social service crisis responders.
Abstract
In an attempt to assist in the delivery of crisis intervention within the domains of criminal justice and social services, this volume retains important information and a theoretical overview of a particular aspect of crisis intervention and models and methods for applying crisis theory to crisis situations faced by interveners. An intervener is an individual who comes in contact with victims of domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, rape and sexual assault, and other types of crisis. Interveners include police officers, correctional personnel, probation and parole officers, social workers, victim advocates, childcare workers, and other criminal justice and social service professionals. This volume attempts to present a comprehensive balance of theory and practice. This balance allows the intervener to utilize both his or her human psychology and emotional crisis knowledge with specific characteristics of certain crisis situations. The volume is divided into 11 chapters covering crisis intervention issues including ethics in crisis intervention, police response to domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, elder abuse, victims and survivors of rape, suicide, death notification, and stress and burnout intervention. Author biographies, author and subject index