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A Handbook for Psychological Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations in Law Enforcement.

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 coursewor...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rostow, Cary D.
Otros Autores: Davis, Robert D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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.