This collection surveys everything from the beginnings of police psychology and early influences on the profession, to pre-employment screening, assessment, and evaluation, to clinical interventions.

The Handbook of Police Psychology features contributions from over 30 leading experts on the core matters of police psychology. The collection surveys everything from the beginnings of police psychology and early influences on the profession; to pre-employment screening, assessment, and evaluation; to clinical interventions. Alongside original chapters first published in 2011, this edition features new content on deadly force encounters, officer resilience training, and police leadership enhancement. Influential figures in the field of police psychology are discussed, including America's first full-time police psychologist, who served in the Los Angeles Police Department, and the first full-time police officer to earn a doctorate in psychology while still in uniform, who served with the New York Police Department. The Handbook of Police Psychology is an invaluable resource for police legal advisors, policy writers, and police psychologists, as well as for graduates studying police or forensic psychology.

Praise for the First Edition "The editor has found THE TOP experts to write the most appropriate chapters. Every practicing police psychologist would buy a book like this. Kitaeff did a fine job of looking at comparable books but none will be able to compete with this book"-David R. Englert, Behavioral Science, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, USA "I would enthusiastically recommend this book to anyone searching for a state of the art reference volume on police psychology."-Laurence Miller, PhD, Boca Raton, Florida, USA "Jack Kitaeff has compiled an exceptional book on a critical topic in policing. This handbook is the perfect desk reference for police legal advisors, policy writers, and police psychologists who need to create defensible policies or who work with active police officers." - Jon M. Shane, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Law and Police Science, New York, USA "Jack Kitaeff has brought together a cast of stellar contributors to produce an extremely comprehensive and well organized book. It will surely be of value to students who want to become police psychologists and to individuals who are currently working in the field. An excellent resource, full of valuable information."- Craig Bennell, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada "This is a fascinating book and should be read by all psychologists involved in working with the police. It illustrates beautifully the important interface between police practice and applied psychology." - Gisli Gudjonsson, Psychology Department, King's College London, UK