Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between critical incident involvement and levels of critical incident stress. A critical incident is defined as an event faced by emergency personnel which causes them to experience unusually strong emotional reactions. These reactions have the ability to interfere with the officer's ability to perform his duties either at the scene or subsequently. Critical incident involvement is divided into four categories: personal, for...

Abstract The purpose of this research is to develop training guidelines for officers who are involved in computer crime and in the every day use of computers. This research points to a structured training regiment that allows for the best training possible in the computer crime field. Investigators will first be exposed to self training, followed by Criminal Justice related training, followed by Private Agency training and lastly, College training. By following these steps the investigator is...

Abstract Assaults on police officers are an issue that has received much attention in criminological literature throughout the years. However, few studies have attempted to investigate the micro-level interactions between an assaulted officer and his/her assailant. Consequently, there are a lot of unknown factors that likely contribute to and influence the assaultive behavior on police. The purpose of this study was to explore the social/psychological characteristics of police officers as they...