I Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Know.Police work has long been recognized as a stressful profession. This stress and the resulting problems or challenges it causes not only affect police officers and their co-workers but their families, as well. The author of I Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Know draws upon her experience as a police psychologist to explain some of the common stress-producing experiences police officers face as they progress through their careers. From organizational factors and traumatic incidents to emotional issues and special circumstances special circumstances n. in criminal cases, particularly homicides, actions of the accused or the situation under which the crime was committed for which state statutes allow or require imposition of a more severe punishment. , the author discusses a wide range of concerns. She uses real-life examples to illustrate her points and provides an exhaustive number of tips from both experts and officers on the street to help police families cope with these aspects of police work and mitigate their negative effects. Most police practitioners know the various stages and corresponding behaviors that officers can experience during their careers, from the probationary period to the honeymoon period honeymoon period A timespan after diagnosing a disease before its impact is manifest, fancifully likened to the HP of early marriage, during which the husband and wife are most cordial and passionate with each other Diabetology A period of residual β cell to disillusionment Disillusionment Adams, Nick loses innocence through WWI experience. [Am. Lit.: “The Killers”] Angry Young Men disillusioned postwar writers of Britain, such as Osborne and Amis. [Br. Lit. and, finally, burnout Burnout Depletion of a tax shelter's benefits. In the context of mortgage backed securities it refers to the percentage of the pool that has prepaid their mortgage. . In part 1, the author describes these phases, letting police families know what to expect at each stage, and provides tips for dealing with each one. Additional chapters in this section deal with the other realities of police work: long hours, shift work, unpredictability, public scrutiny, organizational stress, and injuries. In part 2, the author addresses the various types of traumatic events A traumatic event is an event that is or may be a cause of trauma. The term may refer to one of the followiong:
Experience has shown that police officers and their families often are reluctant to seek counseling, primarily for reasons of confidentiality and the stigma associated with asking for help. Moreover, officers who feel unable to problem-solve and remain in control of their own lives often feel diminished and inadequate. In the last chapter in this section, the author discusses these concerns and lets police families know when they should seek professional help and the various types available. The chapters in part 3 address the special concerns of female, minority, and gay officers, as well as police couples. Part 4, the book's final chapter, provides an ending to each of the real-life stories the author begins in earlier chapters. At the end of the book, the author provides an extensive reference list and a compilation of resources available, including organizations, books, and videos. I Love a Cop is a comprehensive, easily understood source of valuable information. The difficulty comes in disseminating this information to the people who need and could benefit from it - police administrators, officers, and their families. This could be accomplished through various methods, including orientation programs for officers and their families, in-service and roll-call training, stress management programs, career counseling Noun 1. career counseling - counseling on career opportunities counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action sessions, and retirement planning Retirement financial planning refers to a collection of systems, methods, and processes which, in their aggregate, support a family unit's (client's) desire to achieve a state of financial independence, such that the need to be gainfully employed is optional. seminars. I Love a Cop provides such worthwhile information that police administrators should seriously consider making it required reading for promotional examinations. Reviewed by Captain Linda S. Forst (ret.), Ed.D. Adjunct Instructor Palm Beach Community College Locations Palm Beach Community College's main campus is located in Lake Worth, Florida. In addition to the Lake Worth campus, the largest (114-acre/51 building complex) and longest established campus (1956), PBCC also serves students at full-service locations in Belle Glade South Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ("bōkə rə-tōn") is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida incorporated in May 1925. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. |
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