NCJ Number
32602
Date Published
1976
Length
317 pages
Annotation
DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE POLICEMAN WITH A PRACTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF BOTH NORMAL BEHAVIOR AND THE DEVIANT BEHAVIOR HE IS APT TO ENCOUNTER ON THE STREET.
Abstract
THE AUTHORS FIRST DESCRIBE THE ORIGINS AND COMPLEXITIES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR, EXPLAINING THE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTIONING OF THE NORMAL PERSONALITY AND THE CONFLICTS THAT MAY LEAD TO ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR. THEY NEXT DELINEATE THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR UNDERSTANDING MENTAL ILLNESS, AND THEN PRESENT A CATALOG OF THE KINDS OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR THAT THE POLICE OFFICER IS LIKELY TO CONFRONT, OFFERING SUGGESTIONS ON THEIR IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT. THROUGHOUT, CASE HISTORIES ILLUSTRATE CRISIS SITUATIONS THAT THE POLICE OFFICER WILL RECOGNIZE. A FINAL SECTION LOOKS AT THE POLICE OFFICER AS A PERSON, DISCUSSING HIS NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS, AND THE NORMAL STRESSES AND DISSATISFACTIONS HIS JOB ARE LIKELY TO CREATE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) (SNI ABSTRACT)