A handbook for psychological fitness-for-duty evaluations in law enforcement
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Haworth Reference Press :
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2004.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xv, 320 p. ; ill. ; 29 cm
NOTES PERTAINING TO BINDING AND AVAILABILITY
Text of Note
مرجع به حساب مي آيد
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-302) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Law enforcement agencies and police psychology -- Police culture and assessment/therapy issues culture -- Law enforcement liability and police psychology -- Usefulness of fitness-for-duty evaluations in law enforcement agencies -- Defining the fitness-for-duty evaluation -- Developing a fitness-for-duty evaluation system -- Forms and styles for the fitness-for-duty evaluation in law enforcement -- Assessment : methods and procedures -- Fitness for duty report recommendations -- Expert witnesses and the defense of selection/fitness decisions -- Reasons for fitness-for-duty evaluations -- Misuse of fitness-for-duty evaluations -- Confidentiality of psychological information and the HIPAA in police psychology -- The Americans with Disabilities Act and fitness-for-duty evaluations -- The Family Medical Leave Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and fitness-for-duty evaluations -- Reflections and the future of law enforcement fitness-for-duty evaluations.