Law enforcement agent’s whether it be a normal street officer or someone in the FBI, all have the chances of obtaining various issues when it comes to their mental and emotional health. This is where psychology and law enforcement coexist. Until recently, 1960s, it was thought that psychology and law enforcement where mutually exclusive. However, since then psychology has expanded tremendously in law enforcement. This is due to the awareness from many executives of law enforcement that noticed that the working environment can take a heavy toll on the human body. In essence it has come to the culmination that in bringing in psychology it would writ in reducing some, if not all, occupational stress. To begin with, historically the beginning
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This blueprint was created by Finn and Tomz in 1997. In this blueprint it showed how various models of services fluctuate. Furthermore, many large departments provide a number of services to their officers versus in other departments the responsibility is placed upon the union. Moreover it was the CLEF that defined that when applied to officers and their families showed that although there is violence and other horrific events in such a profession its other stresses that tend to have a greater impact to officers and their families. For instance, some stresses that would have a greater impact would be an officers work hours, child abuse, child homicide, and automobile accidents. However, now a days officers see stress as part of the job, and they themselves feel tremendous pressure then they did years ago. Next, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Training Academy played a rather important role in the overall acceptance of psychology by law enforcement, and in the end help both sides find common ground. Eventually, in bringing these two together in various meetings they were able to address all the issues that needed to be address. It was in these meetings that assisted in building a large network of collaboration between both law enforcement and psychologist throughout the nation. Furthermore, giving a better understanding of both police and law
This blueprint was created by Finn and Tomz in 1997. In this blueprint it showed how various models of services fluctuate. Furthermore, many large departments provide a number of services to their officers versus in other departments the responsibility is placed upon the union. Moreover it was the CLEF that defined that when applied to officers and their families showed that although there is violence and other horrific events in such a profession its other stresses that tend to have a greater impact to officers and their families. For instance, some stresses that would have a greater impact would be an officers work hours, child abuse, child homicide, and automobile accidents. However, now a days officers see stress as part of the job, and they themselves feel tremendous pressure then they did years ago. Next, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Training Academy played a rather important role in the overall acceptance of psychology by law enforcement, and in the end help both sides find common ground. Eventually, in bringing these two together in various meetings they were able to address all the issues that needed to be address. It was in these meetings that assisted in building a large network of collaboration between both law enforcement and psychologist throughout the nation. Furthermore, giving a better understanding of both police and law