A handbook for psychological fitness-for-duty evaluations in law enforcement / / Cary D. Rostow, Robert D. Davis

• Autore: Rostow Cary D.
• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; London : , : Psychology Press, , 2004, 2014
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (339 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.2/01/9; 363.2019
• Soggetto topico: Police psychology; Law enforcement - Psychological aspects; Police - Health and hygiene
• Altri autori: DavisRobert D <1961-> (Robert Douglas)
• Note generali: First published 2004 by The Haworth Clinical Practice Press.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; SECTION I: THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF POLICE PSYCHOLOGY; Chapter 1. Law Enforcement Agencies and Police Psychology; American Policing; The First American Police Reform Movement; The Second American Police Reform Movement; The Third American Police Reform Movement; U.S. Police Structures; Early Police Psychological Testing; Development of Professional Police Psychology and EAPs; Some Contemporary Issues in Policing; Chapter 2. Police Culture and Assessment/Therapy Issues; Culture ; Police-Specific Psychological Assessment, Treatment, and EAPSpecial Issues of Psychotherapy in Police Settings; Mental Health Programs; Chapter 3. Law Enforcement Liability and Police Psychology; The Civil Rights Act of 1871; Municipal Liability; Case Law; Failure to Discipline; Expert Testimony by the FFDE Provider; Duty to Warn; Liability for the Certifying Provider; The Right to Offer Opinion of Mental Health Before Employment; SECTION II: THE MECHANICS OF THE FITNESS-FOR-DUTY EVALUATION METHODOLOGY; Chapter 4. Usefulness of Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations in Law Enforcement Agencies ; The Case of Officer BobLaw Enforcement Executives' Choices; The FFDE Option; Chapter 5. Defining the Fitness-for-Duty Evaluation; Who May Offer the FFDE Service?; Positive Risk; Negative Risk; Chapter 6. Developing a Fitness-for-Duty Evaluation System; Friend of the Chief; General FFDE Goals; Administrative Conflict of Interest; Chapter 7. Forms and Styles for the Fitness-for-Duty Evaluation in Law Enforcement; Officer Instructions; Officer Personal Information; Directions for an FFDE Appearance; Third-Party Observations; Electronic Recordings; Copy of the Report; Defamation ; Misrepresentation on FFDEsRésumé Fraud and Free Speech; FFDE Confidentiality in Court Actions; Administrative Forms of FFDEs: Internal and External Providers; Are FFDEs Mandatory?; Lybarger Admonishment; Insubordination; Chapter 8. Assessment: Methods and Procedures; Processing the Officer into the FFDE Setting; Explaining the Nature of All Self-Report Materials; Ending the FFDE Contact with the Officer; Immediate LE Executive Feedback; The Minimum Necessary Rule; Independent Treatment Review Service; Psychology and Law Enforcement Personnel Methods; Cognitive Testing and FFDEs ; Introduction to Statistical Considerations for Police ExecutivesPredictive Validity; Clinical, Forensic, and Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations; Chapter 9. Fitness-for-Duty Report Recommendations; Special Records Section; Postevaluation Outcome Assessment and Distortion; Postassessment Treatment Recommendations; FFDE Provider Recommendations; Release of Records to Third Parties; SECTION III: FORENSIC ISSUES IN FITNESS-FOR-DUTY EVALUATIONS; Chapter 10. Expert Witnesses and the Defense of Selection/Fitness Decisions; The Case of Detective Reed; Federal Rules of Evidence 702 ; Examining the Expert's Methods
• Sommario/riassunto: While some books about police psychology contain a chapter on the fitness-for-duty question, this is the first comprehensive publication focused exclusively on psychological fitness-for-duty evaluations (FFDEs) for law enforcement personnel. This handbook is ideal for professionals and for coursework designed to prepare individuals for careers as police or municipal officials, psychologists, students, behavioral science specialists, human rights advocates, and attorneys. A helpful glossary makes the book even more useful for students and those who do not have extensive academic or formal tr
• Titolo autorizzato: A handbook for psychological fitness-for-duty evaluations in law enforcement
• ISBN: 0-7890-2397-0; 1-317-82520-9; 1-315-82121-4; 1-317-82519-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910172260003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II