Bibliograph

Police suicide, tactics for prevention and intervention, edited by Dell P. Hackett and John M. Violanti ; with a foreword by James T. Reese

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Police suicide, tactics for prevention and intervention, edited by Dell P. Hackett and John M. Violanti ; with a foreword by James T. Reese

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Police suicide

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

49704521

Responsibility statement

edited by Dell P. Hackett and John M. Violanti ; with a foreword by James T. Reese

Sub title

tactics for prevention and intervention

Summary

This book provides information on dealing with law enforcement officers in crisis. Depression, substance abuse, domestic abuse, and suicide can be a part of law enforcement. Most of those individuals completing suicide often communicate their suicidal intent to someone. A successful intervention, by those trained in suicide prevention/intervention skills, can save lives. Training and awareness are key to recognizing the suicidal danger signs and asking the right questions at the right time. A positive culture change regarding psychological wellness is now taking place in law enforcement. It is no longer a sign of weakness to seek psychological counseling. Suicide prevention strategies are discussed in the first 2 chapters. Chapter 3 describes the reasons why it is so difficult to seek help and what can be done about it. Chapter 4 gives some background on police suicide prevention and methods of suicide. Chapter 5 discusses departmental barriers to mental health treatment. Suicide and the police culture are discussed in chapter 6. Chapter 7 describes the impact of trust problems on the suicidal police officer. Chapter 8 describes effective postvention for police suicide. Chapter 9 discusses responding to the needs of the family of police suicide victims. Chapter 10 provides information on future directions regarding police suicide prevention

Table Of Contents

Foreword / James T. Reese -- Preface -- Chap. 1. Police suicide : tactics for prevention / John M. Violanti -- Chap. 2. Suicide and the police / Dell P. Hackett -- Chap. 3. Clinicians, cops, and suicide / Daniel W. Clark and Elizabeth K. White -- Chap. 4. QPR : police suicide prevention / Paul Quinnett and Vickie M. Watson -- Chap. 5. Departmental barriers to mental health treatment : a precursor to police officer suicide / Dickson Diamond -- Chap. 6. Suicide and the police culture / John M. Violanti -- Chap. 7. Trust and the suicidal police officer / Claudia L. Greene -- Chap. 8. Effective postvention for police suicide / Robert Loo -- Chap. 9. Police suicides : responding to the needs of the family / Theresa T. Tate -- Chap. 10. Police suicide prevention : conclusions and future directions / John M. Violanti -- Author index -- Subject index

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