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Midwest Book Review
Are police marriages destined to fail? Will police work
challenge the relationship and eventually change a
loved one's personality? These are important
questions for any considering a relationship with a
police officer, and clinical psychologist Kirschman,
Are police marriages destined to fail? Will police work
challenge the relationship and eventually change a
loved one's personality? These are important
questions for any considering a relationship with a
police officer, and clinical psychologist Kirschman,
I Love a Cop: What Police
Families Need to Know
Families Need to Know
who's been working with police families for 20 years, is in the perfect position to
provide guidance and insights based on case histories.
provide guidance and insights based on case histories.
Will police work change the person you love? Are police
marriages destined to fail? What are the chances of your loved
one being killed in the line of duty? Since its publication nearly
a decade ago, I Love a Cop has earned high praise from family
members and police departments worldwide for providing
answers to these and other critical questions. Now, this trusted
resource has been revised to address the realities of post-9/11,
post-Katrina police work. New topics include coping with
separations and long deployments, building resilience, and
marriages destined to fail? What are the chances of your loved
one being killed in the line of duty? Since its publication nearly
a decade ago, I Love a Cop has earned high praise from family
members and police departments worldwide for providing
answers to these and other critical questions. Now, this trusted
resource has been revised to address the realities of post-9/11,
post-Katrina police work. New topics include coping with
separations and long deployments, building resilience, and
I Love a Cop,
Revised Edition: What
Police Families Need to Know
Revised Edition: What
Police Families Need to Know
finding opportunities for growth in the wake of traumatic experiences. The book also
provides up-to-date information on organizational stress, alcohol abuse, domestic
violence, and special challenges faced by women and minorities on the force.
Whether they read it cover to cover or refer to it when problems arise, families will
find no-nonsense advice and resources they can depend on.
provides up-to-date information on organizational stress, alcohol abuse, domestic
violence, and special challenges faced by women and minorities on the force.
Whether they read it cover to cover or refer to it when problems arise, families will
find no-nonsense advice and resources they can depend on.
Policing is a consuming
profession with incredibly high
elements of stress. Research
suggests that police divorce
rates are more than double
the national average of
ordinary marriages. The
spouse's fear of physical
danger, adjusting to shift
work, transfers and changes
in the officers' personality are
only a few of the contributing
factors, but the most crucial
problem is the breakdown of
profession with incredibly high
elements of stress. Research
suggests that police divorce
rates are more than double
the national average of
ordinary marriages. The
spouse's fear of physical
danger, adjusting to shift
work, transfers and changes
in the officers' personality are
only a few of the contributing
factors, but the most crucial
problem is the breakdown of
Cops Don't Cry: a book of
help and hope for police families
help and hope for police families
communication within the relationship. From the
beginning of the officers' careers they are trained
to control their emotions, and thus are accused of
being cold-hearted. Spouses agree that law
enforcement officers grapple with the real-life
horrors on the job and that the bitter belief that
'cops don't cry' is sadly untrue.
beginning of the officers' careers they are trained
to control their emotions, and thus are accused of
being cold-hearted. Spouses agree that law
enforcement officers grapple with the real-life
horrors on the job and that the bitter belief that
'cops don't cry' is sadly untrue.
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In Harm's Way: Help for the Wives
of Military Men, Police, Emts, &
Firefighters
of Military Men, Police, Emts, &
Firefighters
Millions of American women
live each day with a
troubling question in the
backs of their minds: Will
my partner come home
today? It’s a fact of life
when the individual with
whom they share their lives
is in the military, the police
or fire department, or any
other dangerous
profession. Of course,
these women carry on
normal day-to-day lives,
live each day with a
troubling question in the
backs of their minds: Will
my partner come home
today? It’s a fact of life
when the individual with
whom they share their lives
is in the military, the police
or fire department, or any
other dangerous
profession. Of course,
these women carry on
normal day-to-day lives,
pursuing their own careers and raising their
families. But the constant knowledge that the
worst could happen at any time can cause them
considerable emotional pain and certainly raises
significant practical concerns about how to think
about and plan for the rest of their lives. For
every woman in this situation, this book is a much-
needed source of information, comfort, and
support.
The book opens with chapter-length discussions
of how you can cope with the fear, anger, and
loneliness they feel related to your partner's high-
risk profession. It gives practical advice for
dealing with each emotion separately. Next, the
book takes up the practical aspects of life
partnered with a man in a high-risk profession.
These chapters deal with issues like sex and
sexual deprivation, role overload, self-care, and
children's fears and concerns. The book closes
with a chapter about coping with your partner’s
return from a dangerous assignment. Whether
your loved one has been away for an extended
period of time or comes home every day
depressed and exhausted, this chapter offers
you ways to help yourself and your mate deal
with emotional problems related to balancing
high-risk work with family life.
families. But the constant knowledge that the
worst could happen at any time can cause them
considerable emotional pain and certainly raises
significant practical concerns about how to think
about and plan for the rest of their lives. For
every woman in this situation, this book is a much-
needed source of information, comfort, and
support.
The book opens with chapter-length discussions
of how you can cope with the fear, anger, and
loneliness they feel related to your partner's high-
risk profession. It gives practical advice for
dealing with each emotion separately. Next, the
book takes up the practical aspects of life
partnered with a man in a high-risk profession.
These chapters deal with issues like sex and
sexual deprivation, role overload, self-care, and
children's fears and concerns. The book closes
with a chapter about coping with your partner’s
return from a dangerous assignment. Whether
your loved one has been away for an extended
period of time or comes home every day
depressed and exhausted, this chapter offers
you ways to help yourself and your mate deal
with emotional problems related to balancing
high-risk work with family life.
| Becoming A Police Officer |
Becoming a Police
Officer: An Insider’s
Guide to a Career in Law
Enforcement is a serious
examination of police
work that is directed
toward young people
who are contemplating a
career as a police
officer. Author Barry
Baker draws on over
thirty-two years of
experience from some of
the most violent streets
of any city in the United
States to show you the
unembellished truths of
law enforcement.
Baker describes the self-
satisfaction that can be
found in police work
while identifying its
pitfalls and how to avoid
them. Before ending his
career as a detective
lieutenant, Baker spent
his first twenty years on
the force as a patrol
officer, making him
uniquely qualified to
speak from a breadth
and depth of experience.
Becoming a Police
Officer: An Insider’s
Guide to a Career in Law
Enforcement covers
topics a newly trained
police officer must
appreciate and master to
ensure success and
safety, including the
following:
- Self-evaluation for a
police career
- Recognizing and
ignoring bad advice
- Rapid advancement
toward self-sufficiency
- The immeasurable
importance of integrity
- Matters of life and
death
Becoming a Police
Officer: An Insider’s
Guide to a Career in Law
Enforcement is a
valuable insight for
those seeking a career
in the honorable and
important profession of
law enforcement.
Officer: An Insider’s
Guide to a Career in Law
Enforcement is a serious
examination of police
work that is directed
toward young people
who are contemplating a
career as a police
officer. Author Barry
Baker draws on over
thirty-two years of
experience from some of
the most violent streets
of any city in the United
States to show you the
unembellished truths of
law enforcement.
Baker describes the self-
satisfaction that can be
found in police work
while identifying its
pitfalls and how to avoid
them. Before ending his
career as a detective
lieutenant, Baker spent
his first twenty years on
the force as a patrol
officer, making him
uniquely qualified to
speak from a breadth
and depth of experience.
Becoming a Police
Officer: An Insider’s
Guide to a Career in Law
Enforcement covers
topics a newly trained
police officer must
appreciate and master to
ensure success and
safety, including the
following:
- Self-evaluation for a
police career
- Recognizing and
ignoring bad advice
- Rapid advancement
toward self-sufficiency
- The immeasurable
importance of integrity
- Matters of life and
death
Becoming a Police
Officer: An Insider’s
Guide to a Career in Law
Enforcement is a
valuable insight for
those seeking a career
in the honorable and
important profession of
law enforcement.
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