Policing Critical Incidents

Leadership and Critical Incident Management
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-1-84392-279-7
Verlag: Willan

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 445 g

The aim of this book is to examine the qualities of leadership and decision-making in the police service.

Based on groundbreaking research using unique, advanced methods for examining policing in complex critical incident environments, the book focuses principally on a series of police debriefs following live major critical incidents. It captures the views of the Senior Investigating Officers (SIOs) who worked on these cases and draws upon the very rich set of experiences that they have had in dealing with complex, stressful and demanding enquiries.

The book provides an introduction to new methods for exploring leadership and decision-making in critical incidents. It will be an essential resource for developers of police training in leadership and decision-making, senior police officers involved in critical incident management, organisational psychologists who work within policing, and for students whose area of study covers policing, decision-making or criminal investigation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alison, Laurence

Crego, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Polizei

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: A Conversation that Mattered. Foreword: Understanding Critical Event Learning and Leadership Using Hydra/10kVImmersive Learning and Debriefing and Other Tools 1. Introduction 2. The Journey 3. Electronic Debriefs and Simulations as Descriptive Methods for Defining the Critical Incident Landscape 4. The Current State of Police Leadership Research 5. Command, Control and Support in Critical Incidents 6. Leading Co-operation and Context in Hydra Syndicates 7. Towards a Taxonomy of Police Decision Making in Murder Enquiries 8. Heuristics and Biases in Decision Making 9. Emotions in Policing: The Emotional Legacy of Homicide Investigations 10. Decision Inertia: The Impact of Organisations on Critical Incident Decision Making 11. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Laurence Alison is Co-director of the Centre for Critical Incident Research, University of Liverpool where he also holds a Chair in forensic psychology. He is a Chartered Forensic Psychologist, conducts research on investigative decision-making and leadership and has contributed to a number of major police enquiries as well as national police training programmes. His recent publications include (as editor) The Forensic Psychologist's Casebook (Willan Publishing, 2005).