The Policing Mind: Developing Trauma Resilience for a New Era

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Dedication -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Figures And Tables -- Glossary -- About The Author -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Why The Need To Be Resilient? How It Feels To Be A Police Officer In The Uk And Why -- Introduction -- The Times We Are In -- Changing Crimes And Changing Minds -- What Officers And Staff Tell Us Themselves -- How Neuroscience Gives A Voice To The Policing Brain -- What's So Different For Policing? -- Conclusion -- Chapter 1 Snapshot -- Checklist -- 2 Risks To Resilience In Operational Policing Introduction -- Crossing The Thin Blue Line -- Survival Of The Fittest -- States Of The Policing Mind -- Contraction And Fragmentation -- Threat Perception -- Trauma -- Lack Of Trust -- Cynicism -- The C-word -- And Getting Tired Of It -- Isolation -- Lack Of Talking -- The Body -- Powerlessness Or Reduced Self-efficacy Beliefs -- Deferment Of Happiness -- Who Do We Think We Are? -- Chapter 2 Snapshot -- Checklist -- 3 What Might Be Happening In The Brain? Introducing Simple Neuroscience For Policing -- Introduction -- Why Is Understanding The Brain So Useful? -- What Is A Brain? The Basics: Your Evolutionary Brain -- Brain Function For Police Resilience -- Trauma Exposure -- The Negativity Bias -- Talking And Not Talking -- Modes And Zones Of Thinking In The Brain -- Defaulting To Police Mode -- Seeing Red And Going Green -- Being And Doing -- The Body-brain Connection -- Mirror Neurons -- The Vagus Nerve -- The Chemical Messengers We Could Call Feelings -- What Now? Your Turn -- Chapter 3 Snapshot -- Checklist -- 4 Turning Science Into Action: Resilience Practices For Policing -- Introduction -- The Science Is Nice, But Is This For Me? -- So, How Do The Techniques Work? Getting Started -- Your Personal Toolkit: Ppe For The Brain3 -- A Summary Of The Techniques -- Techniques -- Daily Techniques -- Starting Your Day -- Morning Mindset -- During Your Day -- Checking In -- Body Sweep -- Breathing Space -- Eye-gaze Expansion -- Tips -- At The End Of Your Day -- Sleep Debrief -- Attitude Of Gratitude -- Little Wins And Giggles -- Tips -- Mastering Threat Perception -- Sensing Threat But Needing To Get The Better Of It? -- 'what's For Lunch?' -- F.e.a.r. Vs T.h.r.e.a.t -- Fear Face-off Feeling Disproportionately Anxious About A Harmless Interaction? (fear In Interpersonal Interaction):14 How To Imagine Life From Someone Else's Disadvantage -- From F-word To C-bomb -- When The Day's Events Are A Heavy Weight To Carry Home -- Create Clear Boundaries Between Job And Not-job -- Boots-at-the-door -- Constructing A Personal Story In Your Mind About An Incident?: Acknowledging The Discomfort And Neutralising The Narrative In Your Head -- Labelling 'there Is...' -- Getting Creative (bit Weird) -- Tips Is Your Body Holding Tension And It's Starting To Be Uncomfortable?: Reset Your Body, Feel Accomplished, At Ease And Present In The Here And Now. Jessica K. Miller ; With A Foreword By John Sutherland. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.