Ethical practice in operational psychology : military and national intelligence applications /

Ethical practice in operational psychology : military and national intelligence applications /

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Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, ©2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 154 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Operational psychology -- Moral and ethical aspects. Operational psychologists -- Professional ethics. Military interrogation -- Moral and ethical aspects. Police questioning -- Moral and ethical aspects. Intelligence service -- Moral and ethical aspects. Terrorism -- Prevention -- Moral and ethical aspects. Psychology. Terrorism -- prevention & control. Military Personnel -- psychology. Terrorism -- Prevention -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11234056

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Other authors / contributors:	Williams, Thomas J. Kennedy, Carrie H. American Psychological Association.
ISBN:	9781433807114 1433807114 9781433807121 1433807122
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"In the late 1990s, a number of psychologists who supported national security programs would meet monthly to collaboratively discuss program and research initiatives. The need for psychologists to remain focused on a professional and ethical practice of psychology in support of national security operations was a frequent topic of those meetings. Thus, the meetings often served as professional peer consultations in a practice domain that has come to be known as operational psychology. Various potential and real ethical conflicts related to the practice of psychology in support of national security missions were addressed in those meetings. Many of those discussions serve as the foundational impetus for this book. It also goes without saying that the dramatic increase in relevance and practice of operational psychologists in a post-9/11 world reinforces the need to bring that foundation into a structure of practice. This volume is intended to help frame that structure and guide those operational psychologists, who now face a vast array of complex challenges around the world. It is our intention that this volume provide firsthand knowledge about the key areas of operational psychological practice and the ethical analysis needed to operate in this relatively uncharted territory"--Book. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved).
Other form:	Print version: Ethical practice in operational psychology : military and national intelligence applications. 1st ed. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, ©2011 9781433807114

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Summary:	The field of operational psychology, and consequently its standards of practice, are evolving and expanding at a rapid pace. Now, more than ever, psychologists' expertise is employed on a day-to-day basis by members of the military and national intelligence communities. As psychologists' duties expand in these arenas, some definition of their roles and how these roles relate to professional ethical standards is necessary. Ethical Practice in Operational Psychology: Military and National Intelligence Applications offers guidance for those psychologists who are providing support to operational commanders; serving as consultants to interrogations of enemy combatants, suspected terrorists, or other criminals; or consulting on hostage negotiations among other things. This book integrates the requirements of the existing APA Ethics Code and the more recent Report of the American Psychological Association's Presidential Task Force on Psychological Ethics and National Security, with the limited professional literature in this field.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiv, 154 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781433807114 1433807114 9781433807121 1433807122