Module 2 & Ch 2 Intro

Question 1

Define: police psychology

Answer 1

-research and application of psychological principles & clinical skills to law enforcement & public safety

Question 2

Psychological background of PP is usually…

Answer 2

-clinical/counseling psychology

Question 3

BSS (___), first working with LAPD, employs PP professionals

Answer 3

-Behavioral Sciences Services (BSS)

Question 4

BSS provides…

Answer 4

• counseling to personnel & families
• training
• consultation
• debriefings

Question 5

The 4 roles of PP are…

Answer 5

1-provide psychological services to PO, their families, & the department
2-train & educate personnel, their families, & public
3-serve as management consultant on organizational behavior
4-conduct research & program eval

Question 6

Applied areas of PP include…

Answer 6

• candidate selection

- fitness-for-duty evaluations (FFDE’s)

Question 7

2 approaches of psychological testing are…

Answer 7

• identifying traits necessary to make “good cop”

- screening out pathology and potential “problem cops”

Question 8

FFDE’s are used to…

Answer 8

-screen individuals currently on duty

Question 9

The most common reason for FFDE’s is…

Answer 9

-psychopathology (mild-severe mental illness)

Question 10

Law enforcement agencies exist at what 4 lvls of government?

Answer 10

1-federal
2-state
3-county
4-local/municipal

Question 11

Invitation for psychologists to participate in hostage negotiation depends on 3 factors…

Answer 11

1-mutual acceptance
2-professional credibility
3-ability to function in the field setting