Psychology and Policing

By Peter B. Ainsworth

This book sets out the main areas of applied psychology which have particular relevance for policing, looking at how these impact in practice on police work - retrieving information, interviewing suspects, understanding crime patterns and profiling offenders, and negotiation and hostage taking. The author concludes with an assessment of the usefulness of psychology in police work, and the pitfalls and problems which arise with its use.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903240441
• ISBN13: 9781903240441
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Willan Publishing (UK)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.2"