Citation

Newbold KM, Lohr JM, Gist R. Crim. Justice Behav. 2008; 35(10): 1337-1353.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0093854808321655

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The practice of professional psychology was founded on empirical science. Subsequent development of the profession reveals a gap that is partially the result of the popularization of junk science in legal and judicial domains. A greater threat comes from pseudoscience, which presents serious professional issues for those who work in trauma-related emergency services and law enforcement. The most widely promoted service is Critical Incident Stress Debriefing and Management, but scientific evidence does not justify its application. The authors describe the promotion and implementation of these services within the FBI and the professional difficulties that ensued. They also provide suggestions as to how such difficulties could have been avoided and apply them to other domains of law enforcement.

Language: en