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The psychological effects of police work : a psychodynamic approach /

This book adopts a psychodynamic approach to explore the motivations, anxieties, psychological defenses, and resultant behavior of male police officers in urban settings. The author provides a theoretical overview of the psychodynamic approach to human behavior and discusses the concept of ambivalen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bonifacio, Philip
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1991]
Series:Criminal justice and public safety.
Subjects:
Police > United States.
Law enforcement > United States > Psychological aspects.
Police psychology.
Police > États-Unis.
Lois > Application > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique.
Psychologie policière.
Law enforcement > Psychological aspects.
Police.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1. An overview of the psychodynamic approach
  • Chapter 2. Why everybody loves and hates cops
  • Chapter 3. Why cops love and hate everybody
  • Chapter 4. Why cops love and hate the work
  • Chapter 5. How cops react to ambivalence
  • Chapter 6. A psychodynamic view of some issues in police work
  • Chapter 7. Clinical reactions to the effects of police work
  • Chapter 8. Some modest proposals
  • References
  • Index.