Police suicide : proactive leadership and crisis management strategies / Thomas E. Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Thomas E., 1941-

Series:

Psychiatry- theory, applications, and treatments series.

Psychiatry--theory, applications and treatments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police--Suicidal behavior.

Police.

Police--Job stress.

Suicide--Prevention.

Suicide.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Researchers are beginning to analyse and address the police suicide enigma. This book examines the need for improved research that focuses on related psychological components and successful prevention and intervention strategies. Primary discussions include: police stress, post-traumatic stress, depression, and police suicide. This book examines police suicidal behaviours and should prove helpful in developing suicide assessment and training programs.

Contents:

Introduction : police suicide

Police suicide : risk assessment

Police subculture : the social climate

Police suicide : stress factors

Suicide by cop : crisis intervention strategies

Leadership : crisis intervention strategies

Counseling : crisis intervention strategies

Police leadership : abuse and bullying

Police suicide prevention programs

Police research controversies

Proactive leadership : final focus points

Epilogue : future implications.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-179) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61728-650-8

OCLC:

923664632