"January 2002". / Thesis (DEd)--Macquarie University, Australian Centre for Educational Studies, School of Education, 2003. / Bibliography: p. 229-246. / Introduction: police education and police practice -- "Police": a definition -- Policing in a democratic society: the role dilemma -- Contemporary policing: a convergence of ideas -- Role conception: the United Kingdom -- Development of policing: Australia and the United States of America -- The nature of crime -- The police response: effectiveness and outcomes -- The perceptions and expectations of stakeholders -- The police culture -- The police organisation -- Police education and training: models of learning -- Police education and training: providers -- Police education and training: evaluation of 'training' models -- Police education and training: evaluation of 'professional models' -- Police education and training: evaluation of 'professional/academic' model -- Police education and training: evaluation of experience -- Conclusion. / A perception of escalating social disorder and allegations of police corruption and ineptitude have led to a social and political imperative to reform policing. Fundamental to this reform is the modification of the core mission of the police and the operational practices of the uniformed Constable. The core characteristics of policing and the operational practices of the uniformed Constable are determined by the core mission and the operational context of policing. -- Despite an imperative to reform the quality and provision of police services to the community the core mission of the police has not fundamentally altered during the last half century and remains crime control (Zaho, 1996). The core mission of contemporary policing has been criticised for being in direct conflict with basic democratic principles and for being simply unachievable. This thesis will establish that the origins and occurrence of crime, its prevalence and persistence is detennined by social, economic and cultural factors that are beyond the control of the police. It will be argued that long-term successful law-enforcement in a democratic society requires the acceptance, cooperation and approval of the community. Community oriented policing may provide the theoretical framework for internalising normative controls and for enhancing public participation in and sharing responsibility for crime control. -- It will be demonstrated that the strategc shift in policing implicit within the theoretical framework of community policing has significant implications for the reform of police . education and training. Several commentators and various Commissions of Inquiry have recommended upgrading police education and training, and the participation of police in tertiary education. -- The reform of police practice is contingent upon the reform of the core mission and the operational context of policing. The core mission and the operational context of policing is substantially defined, controlled and manipulated by the perceptions, expectations and actions of stakeholders. Directly or indirectly these have been found to be antithetical to alternative models of policing that are service orientated; thus blocking, diluting or redirecting efforts to implement community policing. -- Unless the core mission of the police and the operational context of policing are substantially modified then police education will continue to have a limited impact upon the operational practices of the uniformed Constable. / Mode of access: World Wide Web. / xxi, 246 p

The effects of occupational exposure to traumatic events were examined in two studies of Queensland (Australia) Police Officers. A cross-sectional pilot study of 237 experienced police officers was conducted to develop three survey instruments and to provide preliminary tests of research hypothesis. A prospective study of 100 inexperienced officers examined participants as police recruits, before they were exposed to occupational trauma, and assessed them at two subsequent occasions over a one year period following commencement of police work. Five research questions were addressed by the prospective study: a) What is the nature and extent of occupational trauma exposure in police officers? b) What is the nature and extent of trauma-specific and non-specific morbidity in police officers? c) What is the relationship between police work-related trauma exposure and morbidity? D) What are the determinants and concomitants of sequelae associated with occupational trauma exposures? and e) What characterises the phenomenology of response to police work-related trauma? The pilot study measured participants' sociodemographic characteristics, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, characteristics of exposure to a participant nominated work-related traumatic event, peritraumatic dissociative phenomena, and attendance at a Critical Incident Stress Debriefing using self-report questionnaires. Instruments were developed to assess the frequency and impact of exposure to police work-related traumatic incidents, to measure peritraumatic phenomena, and to examine work-place hassles and climate. Results of the pilot study indicated that work-related traumatic events were ubiquitous. Ninety-five percent of participants reported experiencing a work-related traumatic event some time in their career. Eight percent of participants reported clinically significant PTSD symptomatology associated with a work-related event. Other significant predictors of symptomatology were the cumulative impact of work-related trauma exposure, participants' rank, work-place characteristics, and peritraumatic-phenomena. Participation in a Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) was not related to reported symptomatology. In the prospective study, data were obtained on the nature and extent of occupational trauma exposure (characteristics of exposure to a participant nominated most-traumatic work-related event, and the frequency and impact of concurrent occupational trauma exposure), the nature and extent of trauma-specific and non-specific morbidity (PTSD, anxiety, depression and somatic symptoms, general psychological distress, and alcohol consumption and smoking behaviour), and characteristics of putative determinants of morbidity (sociodemographic characteristics, personality constructs, parental relationship characteristics, cognitive constructs, significant life events, coping processes. Social support, work-environment characteristics, CISD participation and peritraumatic phenomena). Consistent with the results of the pilot study, 95% of participants in the prospective study reported clinically significant PTSD symptomatology. Non-specific morbidity rates indicated a general trend of deterioration of participants' health and well-being over the three assessment periods. Of event characteristics, only participants' ratings of the subjective severity (impact) of an event emerged as a significant predictor of symptom measures, with greater severity ratings being associated with higher symptom scores. Similarly, cumulative subject severity ratings of concurrent event exposure were correlates of morbidity measures, whereas frequency ratings of those same events were not. Important determinants of morbidity were found to be greater peritraumatic reactivity and dissociation, greater neuroticism, greater use of coping strategies overall, less reported social support, poorer self-worth, greater number of significant life events, and poorer work-place climate characteristics. As with the result of the pilot study, CISD attendance was not related to reported symptoms. Further examination of the role of peritraumatic phenomena indicated evidence of mediational relationships between peritraumatic phenomena and the morbidity determinants; neuroticism, self-worth, significant life events, coping strategies, social support, work-place climate and comorbidity. A significant interaction between the cumulative impact of concurrent occupational trauma exposure and peritraumatic phenomena indicated that participants who reported greater overall impact of concurrent event exposure and greater peritraumatic phenomena also reported greater Symptomatology associated with a particular event. The findings of this research provide the basis for strategies to more effectively manage the effects of occupational trauma exposure. The modulation of peritraumatic phenomena may prove central to the mitigation of the effects of work-related traumatic event exposure. The cumulative effects of long term exposure to occupational trauma may account for the discrepancy in PTSD morbidity rates between the two studies, and may point to a second promising area of future research. Prospective multi-method research using large samples assessed over several years is required to further develop the construct of peritraumatic phenomena and to examine the chronic effects of occupational trauma exposure.

Thesis (M.S.) -- Central Connecticut State University, 2007. / Thesis advisor: Jennifer Hedlund. "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Criminal Justice." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 37-39). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.A. in Security Studies (Homeland Security and Defense))--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2007. / Thesis Advisor(s): Lawson, Letitia ; Freeman, Michael. "December 2007." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 24, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-66). Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Texas, Aug., 2007. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- The Institute for Clinical Social Work, 2005. / A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Texas A&M University, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 108-126).

Thesis (M.Sc. Hons.) -- University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, 2000. / Thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Science (Hons.). Cover title: Never trust a cop who doesn't drink, a critical study of the challenges and oppotunities for reducing high levels of alcohol consumption within an occupational culture. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 413-423).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Washington State University, May 2009. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 10, 2009). "Department of Political Science." Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-268).

Thesis (M.P.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128).