| Edition |
[Rev. ed.] |
| Description |
xii, 292 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
"Revisions, c2000"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-284) and index. |
| Contents |
"Hi honey. I'm home" -- The way it is : givens and realities of police work -- The police officer's paradox -- Growing old in a young persons' profession : how officers change with time -- Organizational stress : looking for love in all the wrong places -- Remarkable events -- Trauma -- Critical incidents, stress, and trauma -- From victim to survivor : working through trauma -- From battlefront to homefront : families and trauma -- Kids and trauma -- Emotional extremes -- Domestic abuse : the best-kept secret shame of policing -- Alcohol abuse and suicide -- Getting help -- Getting the help you need when you need it -- Special families, special issues -- Swimming upstream : special challenges facing women, minorities, lesbians, and gay men in law enforcement -- Cop couples -- Summing up -- Success stories. |
| Subject |
Police -- Job stress.
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Police -- Family relationships.
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Police psychology.
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| ISBN |
1572301937 (pbk.) |
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1572301929 (hard) |
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