Officer's Perceptions of Counseling Following an Officer Involved Shooting

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dc.contributor.advisorMullins, Wayman C.
dc.contributor.authorPolk, Taylor D.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberWilliams, Howard E.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBowman, Scott W.
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-06T20:18:58Z
dc.date.available2018-08-06T20:18:58Z
dc.date.issued2018-08
dc.description.abstractTo evaluate the effectiveness of counseling received after an officer involved shooting, officers were administered three rounds of questionnaires using The Delphi Method in order to build a consensus about which treatment modalities are most effective and which are not. Results showed that all officers received some form of counseling, whether it be sessions with a psychologist, Critical Incident Stress Management debriefings, or more informal methods. Critical Incident Stress Management debriefing was among the most beneficial method of counseling received by the officers and was recommended for future officers by the participants. Administrative leave was reported to be the least beneficial aspect by respondents. The policies and procedures in place at police departments on handling a critical incident lack a tailored process to reflect what the individual officer needs to recover from the traumatic incident. This research gave an in depth look at what the officer experience and how a post-shooting intervention can be improved.
dc.description.departmentCriminal Justice and Criminology
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent60 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationPolk, T. D. (2018). <i>Officer's perceptions of counseling following an officer involved shooting</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/7389
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectOfficer involved shooting
dc.subjectCounseling
dc.subjectPTSD
dc.subjectPost shooting
dc.subjectCISM
dc.subjectCritical incident
dc.subject.lcshPolice shootingsen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolice psychologyen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolice--Job stressen_US
dc.subject.lcshCounselingen_US
dc.subject.lcshPolice--Personnel managementen_US
dc.titleOfficer's Perceptions of Counseling Following an Officer Involved Shooting
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentCriminal Justice
thesis.degree.disciplineCriminal Justice
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Criminal Justice

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