Police Suicide : Tactics for Prevention

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Edition: 1st
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Pub. Date: 2003-01-01
Publisher(s): THOMAS CHARLES C PUBLISHER
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Table of Contents

Foreword xv
James T. Reese
Preface xix
Police Suicide: Tactics for Prevention
3(4)
John M. Violanti
Suicide and the Police
7(9)
Dell P. Hackett
Introduction
7(1)
Suicide Prevention Strategies
8(4)
The role of the police supervisor in suicide prevention
9(1)
Peer support programs in law enforcement
10(1)
The impact of suicide on the department
11(1)
A Police Suicide Prevention Model
12(1)
Intervention Tactics
13(1)
Conclusion
14(1)
References
14(2)
Clinicians, Cops, and Suicide
16(21)
Daniel W. Clark
Elizabeth K. White
Why Is It So Difficult to Seek Help?
16(6)
Stigma of suicide
17(1)
Confidentiality concerns
17(1)
Job impact worries
18(1)
Personality traits
19(1)
Adaptations
20(1)
The stigma of emotional problems
20(1)
Role of alcohol
21(1)
Mistrust of psychological field
21(1)
Medication as treatment
21(1)
Intervention
22(13)
What can a colleague of family member do?
22(1)
``Just listen''
22(1)
Understand the mind-set of suicide
23(1)
Seduction in the line of duty
24(1)
Challenge myths and misconceptions
25(1)
Asking the question(s)
25(1)
What can a supervisor do?
26(1)
What can a mental health professional do?
26(1)
Therapy
26(1)
Medications
27(1)
Weapons removal
28(1)
Hospitalization
29(1)
What can the agency do?
30(1)
Peer support/CISM programs
30(1)
Affirmative command messages
31(1)
Training issues--cadets
32(1)
Training issues--supervisors
33(1)
Intervention--summary
34(1)
Conclusion
35(1)
References
36(1)
QPR: Police Suicide Prevention
37(17)
Paul Quinnett
Vickie M. Watson
Background
38(2)
Suicide Research
40(1)
The Suicidal Journey
41(2)
Methods of Suicide
43(1)
The Nature of Suicidal Communications
43(4)
Law Enforcement Applications
47(2)
Gatekeeper Training
49(1)
A Reason to Hope
50(1)
Conclusion
51(1)
References
52(2)
Departmental Barriers to Mental Health Treatment: A Precursor to Police Officer Suicide
54(12)
Dickson Diamond
Introduction
54(1)
The Role of Depression in Suicide
55(3)
Treatment for Depression
58(3)
Police Departmental Policy and Treatment
61(4)
References
65(1)
Suicide and the Police Culture
66(10)
John M. Violanti
Introduction
66(1)
The Police Culture and Suicide
67(1)
Becoming a cop: Formal and informal culture
68(1)
How does the police culture affect officers?
69(1)
The Police Culture, Relationships, and Suicide
70(1)
Personal relationships
70(1)
Police peer relationships
71(1)
Relationships with society
72(1)
Discussion
73(1)
References
74(2)
Trust and the Suicidal Police Officer
76(12)
Claudia L. Greene
Early Clues
76(1)
The Shield Goes Up
77(1)
Late Stages
78(1)
Warning Signs and Imminent Action
78(3)
Impact of Trust Problems in the Suicidal Police Officer
81(1)
Spouse, significant other, and family
81(1)
The police partner
81(1)
Fellow police officers
82(1)
Police squad of assignment
83(1)
Police substation
84(1)
Police department
85(1)
The public
85(3)
Effective Postvention for Police Suicide
88(17)
Robert Loo
Survivor Reactions to Police Suicide
88(1)
Steps in Suicide Postvention
89(1)
Ethical Issues and Dilemmas
90(1)
A Model for Suicide Postvention
90(1)
Critical incident stress debriefing (CISD)
91(1)
Steps in critical incident debriefing
92(1)
Social Supports for Survivors
92(1)
The Psychological Autopsy
93(1)
What was the Mode of Suicide?
94(1)
What were the circumstances surrounding suicide?
94(1)
Why did the Officer Commit Suicide?
95(1)
Ethical issues
95(1)
Suicide Notes
95(2)
Evaluation of Postvention
97(1)
Policy Area
98(1)
Program area
98(1)
Resourcing
99(1)
Stakeholder satisfaction
99(1)
Ethical and legal compliance
99(1)
Evaluation issues
100(1)
The evaluation report
100(1)
The evaluation team
100(1)
Closing Comments
101(1)
References
101(3)
Websites
104(1)
Videos
104(1)
Police Suicides: Responding to the Needs of the Family
105(15)
Theresa T. Tate
Suicide in the Home
106(2)
Notification
108(2)
Returning Personal Effects
110(1)
Funeral Protocol
111(2)
Benefits
113(1)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
114(1)
Investigative Reports
115(1)
Conclusion
116(3)
Reference
119(1)
Police Suicide Prevention: Conclusions and Future Directions
120(5)
John M. Violanti
Future Research Considerations
123(1)
Psychological Autopsy Hypotheses
123(1)
Conclusion
124(1)
Author Index 125(4)
Subject Index 129

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