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Kirschman, Ellen.

I love a cop : what police families need to know / Ellen Kirschman. - Rev. ed. - New York : Guilford Press, c2007. - x, 340 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 310-328) and index.

"Hi honey. I'm home." -- The way it is: givens and realities of police work -- The police officer's paradox -- Growing old in a young person's profession: how officers change with time -- Organizational stress: looking for love in all the wrong places -- Remarkable events -- Critical incidents, stress, and trauma -- From victim to survivor: working through trauma -- From battlefront to homefront: families and trauma -- Kids and trauma -- Emotional extremes -- Domestic abuse: the best-kept secret shame of policing -- Alcohol abuse and suicide -- Getting help -- Getting the help you need when you need it -- Special families, special issues -- Swimming upstream: special challenges facing women, minorities, lesbians, and gay men in law enforcement -- Cop couples -- Summing up -- Success stories.

ISBN: 159385353X (pbk.) 1593853548 (hdbk.) 9781593853532 9781593853549

LCCN: 2006012306

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA682417 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013563313 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Police--Job stress.
Police--Family relationships.
Police psychology.

LC Class. No.: HV7936.J63 / K57 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 363.201/9