Applied Psychology for Law Enforcement and Correction Officers [Hardcover]

Robert J. Wicks (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Glencoe/Mcgraw-Hill (June 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070701032
• ISBN-13: 978-0070701038
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,245,112 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Robert Wicks received his doctorate in psychology from Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia. Presently, he is a professor at Loyola University Maryland. In 1994, he was responsible for the psychological debriefing of relief workers evacuated from Rwanda during their bloody civil war. In 2006, he delivered a presentation on self-care at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and Walter Reed Army Hospital to health care professionals responsible for Iraqi war veterans with multiple amputations and severe head injuries. Dr. Wicks is author of numerous books including The Resilient Clinician (OUP, 2008), Overcoming Secondary Stress in Medical and Nursing Practice (OUP, 2006), and the acclaimed best seller, Riding the Dragon: 10 Lessons for Inner Strength in Challenging Times (Sorin Books, 2003). He lives with his wife Michaele in Ellicott City, Maryland.