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Processing Under Pressure ReviewDr. Sharp's book is a well-researched, reader-friendly explanation of the potential effects of stress, pressure, mind-set, human nature and circumstances on decision-making in police environments. Included are chapters on eye-witness and memory errors, tactical errors and even budget-development errors, as well as very useful information about training needed to recognize potential decision-making errors and purposefully guarding against them.
Some of the introductory material will be familiar to those who were part of the era (mid-1970s and on) in which stress management training and police psychologists were introduced in many departments.(Although that is not the entire focus of this book.) Those who have read Blink by Malcolm Gladwell will also recognize some of the concepts. However, unlike Gladwell's book, which discussed police decision-making in only one or two sections, this book is focused entirely on understanding and improving police decisions. There is obvious application in many settings.
Some of the terminology may at first seem heavy on psychological terms (gestalt, feature intensive, cognitive dissonance, etc.) However, the author explains those sufficiently and thus credits readers with wanting to expand their thinking rather than just getting a pop-cop-psychology book. I had difficulty relating to some of his examples, especially when discussing the reticence of officers to express their feelings about organizational decisions. I think the department with which he primarily works, the Fresno PD, must be more military and rank conscious than most if that is the case there. But, he may have been providing an extreme case to make a point. That was a small quibble in the otherwise easily-applied book.
I would like to see the author develop a full text on supervisory and command level decision-making under the unique pressures, stressors and frustrations felt by those more administrative positions. Most sergeants, lieutenants, captains and chiefs have experienced the stressors of patrol work, but few patrol officers are aware of or even acknowledge the stress, pressure and isolation often felt by higher ranks or by non-sworn staff. A book similar to this, with that slightly different focus, might increase understanding by all levels for the others.
Dr. Sharp writes with a wry sense of humor and his book is well worth reading, considering and seeking ways to apply it. It could be very useful for officers of all ranks and their families, Peer Support and EAP members, trainers, FTOs, police chaplains, district attorneys, police oversight boards and similar groups, and community members in general. Thanks, Dr. Sharp, for what I can tell must have been a vast amount of work on this.
Processing Under Pressure Overview Get an understandable, practical look at the pressurized world of law enforcement and the impact of stress on mental and physical performance.- Discover the complexities of decision-making in high risk situations and prepare to improve your own decision power.- Explore how the nervous system functions under the kind of stress faced on the streets.- Analyze the impact of stress on the memories of witnesses, victims and police officers. - Filled with actual, real world examples of how mental processes actually come into play in the field. Eye opening & Career Changing!
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