Death work : police, trauma, and the psychology of survival / / Vincent E. Henry

• Autore: Henry Vincent E. <1957->
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004; ©2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (415 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.2/2/019
• Soggetto topico: Police psychology; Death
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword; Contents; Introduction: The Death and Policing Nexus; 1. Death Work: The General Context; 2. Police Survivors of Death Encounters: Theoretical Perspective and Strategy of Inquiry; 3. "Becoming a Cop": Basic Social and Psychological Processes; 4. The Rookie's Experience: Introduction to Death; 5. Patrol Sergeants: Routinization of the Death Encounter; 6. Crime Scene Detectives: "Technicizing" the Death Encounter; 7. Homicide Detectives: Emotional Reactions to Violent Death; 8. Police Survivors: Genuine Threats to the Sense of Immortality; 9. Reflections and Observations ; Epilogue: September 11, 2001Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Through extensive field observation and structured interviews with NYPD officers, Henry reveals patterns of psychological transformation and social consequences of police encounters with death.
• Titolo autorizzato: Death work
• ISBN: 0-19-028905-8; 0-19-026151-X; 1-280-50275-4; 0-19-803584-5; 1-60256-896-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450084403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II