Question: Police psychology is a wide, still-developing field. Pick a topic pertinent to the contemporary field of police psychology and, in a research paper, analyze its impact on the field from a psychological perspective.
Choose from one of the following topics:
- Family support and the role of a police psychologist
- Responding to workplace violence calls
- Eyewitness memory
- Dealing with officer-involved shootings
- Dealing with post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSDs) and first responders
- Effectiveness of therapy for officers
- Latest research on psychological instruments to assess police officer suitability
Tasks: Create a 10 page paper in APA format, include an abstract and introduction, addressing the following for one of the topics listed above:
- Explain the particular issue or phenomenon from a psychological perspective and its impact on the practice of police psychology. As any issue has multiple perspectives, each of these perspectives should be researched, explained, and related.
- Culminate the facts and various perspectives into your own well-thought-out conclusion that directly relates to your thesis presented in the abstract and introduction of the paper.