LEADER 05361oam 2200685I 450 001 9910782973203321 005 20230607222613.0 010 $a1-135-99790-X 010 $a1-135-99783-7 010 $a1-281-33186-4 010 $a9786611331863 010 $a1-84392-474-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9781843924746 035 $a(CKB)1000000000725502 035 $a(EBL)483191 035 $a(OCoLC)823381118 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000307288 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12083875 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000307288 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10244163 035 $a(PQKB)11178618 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC483191 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL483191 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11164850 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL133186 035 $a(OCoLC)822565716 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000725502 100 $a20180706d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPsychology and policing /$fPeter B. Ainsworth 210 1$aCullompton, Devon, U.K. ;$aPortland, Or. :$cWillan Pub.,$d2002. 215 $a1 online resource (194 pages) 225 1 $aPolicing and Society Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-903240-44-1 311 $a1-903240-45-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; 1 Person perception and interpersonal skills; Impression formation; Non-verbal communication; Eye contact and other speech regulaton; The relationship between verbal and non-verbal communication; Summary; Further reading; 2 Athibution, prejudice and stereotyping; Attribution; Prejudice and stereotyping; Ethnocentrism and social identity theory; Summary; Further reading; 3 Recruitment, selection and training; Should psychological testing be used at all?; How can psychological testing help? 327 $aWhat qualities should psychological tests be looking for?What qualities should the police be looking for in recruits?; What problems might testing not be able to address?; Are the dimensions that are tested stable?; How might tests be validated and evaluated?; Job analysis and the combination of measures; Training and the acceptance of psychology; Who should conduct training?; Summary; Further reading; 4 Aggression and violence; Defining aggression and violence; Aggression as an innate drive; Aggression as a response to external stimuli 327 $aAggression as a learned response - social learning theoryAttitudes towards different forms of aggression; Violence by police officers; Summary; Further reading; 5 Perception and memory; Does perception work like a video camera?; Does the criminal justice system have unrealistic expectations of eyewitnesses?; How does perception work?; Perception as a learned process; Perception as a constructive process; Inaccuracies and biases in perception; The effects of context; Selectivity and perception; Memory - storing and retrieving information; The transformation of memories 327 $aThe importance of question wordingIs alteration of memories more likely in certain circumstances?; Factors that might affect witnesses at the time of recall; Summary; Further reading; 6 Rehieving information; The cognitive interview technique; The mechanics of the ClT; Hypnosis; Summary; Further reading; 7 Interviewing suspects; Investigative interviewing; Identifying those who are lying; False confessions; Types of confessions; Who is most likely to confess?; Interviewing tactics in Britain and in the US; The power of situations; Summary; Further reading; 8 Stress and policing 327 $aDefinitions of stressSituations or events as stressors; Life events and policing; Individual differences and the experience of stress; Reactions to stress; Post traumatic stress disorder; Summary; Further reading; 9 Crime patterns and offender profiling; The distribution of offending; Accounting for criminal events; Crime analysis and the choice of victims; Repeat victimisation; The relevance of place and target selection; Geographic profiling; Offender profiling; Summary; Further reading; 10 Hostage taking and negotiation; Types of hostage situations; Responding to hostage situations 327 $aTechniques used by negotiators 330 $aApplied psychology has become increasingly important in the work of policing, police training and the academic study of policing. This book provides a highly accessible account of the way in which psychological principles and practices are applied to policing, reflecting the increasing attention being given to this area in the light of recent concerns about police training and its effectiveness - for example the MacPherson report. The book sets out the main areas of applied psychology which have particular relevance for policing, looking at how these impact in practice on police work - retriev 410 0$aPolicing and society series. 606 $aPolice psychology 615 0$aPolice psychology. 676 $a363.2019 700 $aAinsworth$b Peter B.$0165840 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782973203321 996 $aPsychology and policing$93831826 997 $aUNINA