NCJ Number
27699
Editor(s)
C B CLEMENTS
Date Published
Unknown
Length
30 pages
Annotation
SELECTED ADDRESSES ON LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENTED AT THIS SYMPOSIUM CONDUCTED BY THE CENTER FOR CORRECTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA.
Abstract
THE POTENTIAL - ONE THAT IS TOO OFTEN UNREALIZED - OF POLICE MANAGEMENT IN HELPING TO RESOLVE ROLE CONFLICT OFTEN EXPERIENCED BY POLICE RECRUITS IS DISCUSSED. PSYCHOLOGY-ORIENTED COURSES OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL ACADEMY ARE OUTLINED. THESE INCLUDE COURSES IN ENFORCEMENT PSYCHOLOGY, APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT; POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, WHICH DEALS WITH INDIVIDUAL AND AGGREGATE MANIFESTATIONS OF HUMAN RELATIONS PSYCHOLOGY; AND CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING, DESIGNED TO HELP OFFICERS PROVIDE COUNSELING ON A PERSONAL LEVEL TO YOUNG PEOPLE. THE ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN THE SELECTION AND TRAINING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL IS ALSO DISCUSSED.