SOCI 2000 Study Guide - Final Guide: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Palletized Load System, Hypervigilance

• School: Memorial University
• Department: Police Studies
• Course: SOCI 2000
• Professor: Gerald White

Document Summary

Basic qualifications: the minimum requirements for candidates applying for employment in policing. Preferred qualifications: requirements that increase the competitiveness of applicants seeking employment in policing. Competency-based training: recruit training that focuses on the acquisition of specific skills and knowledge. In-service training: training courses for serving police officers. Operational field training: instructing the recruit on how to apply principles rom the training academy in the community. Working personality of police officers: a set of attributes and behavioral attributes of police officers. Blue-light syndrome: an attitudinal set that emphasizes the high risk and action component of police work. Code of silence: officers protecting one another from outside scrutiny and criticism. Hypervigilance: elevated alertness about potential dangers in the environment. Tired cop syndrome: a jet-lag state of police officers, primarily due to shift work. Post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd): an extreme form of critical incident stress that includes nightmares, hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, and other forms of psychological distress.