Award Date

12-1999

Degree Type

Professional Paper

Degree Name

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Department

Public Administration

Number of Pages

59

Abstract

The emotional impact of a shooting incident on the individual police officer has been recognized and detailed by both police and mental health professionals (Lippert & Ferrara, 1984). The human cost and financial costs to Police Departments as a result of "post shooting" trauma has sensitized many departments to the need for professional support for officers involved in shootings. Recent survey research has provided information about the percentage of officers who experienced great, moderate, or no emotional impact after being involved in shootings (Stratton, 1982). However, information about the degree to which police departments have responded to this need has been lacking. The stress from the post shooting trauma is sometimes overwhelming as the officer feels betrayed by the department he/she serves. In addition, he/she faces administrative and legal proceedings which can well result in his being disciplined, terminated, sued, or even criminally charged.

Keywords

Las Vegas (Nev.) Metropolitan Police Dept; Police mental health services; Police shootings

Disciplines

Counseling Psychology | Criminology and Criminal Justice | Legal Studies | Psychiatry and Psychology | Psychology | Public Administration

File Format

pdf

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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