Abstract
This chapter focuses on important training issues in which the police psychologist will likely become involved. Starting with some of the common problems psychologists have experienced consulting in a police environment, the chapter then considers several critical issues such as an appropriate training model, the psychologically-based training needed for officers today, problems in training females for field police work, peer counseling training, supervisory and management training, and physical fitness-wellness training.
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Reiser, M. (1986). Critical Issues for the Police Psychologist in Training Police. In: Yuille, J.C. (eds) Police Selection and Training. NATO ASI Series, vol 30. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4434-3_2
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