 By John E Reid & AssociatesA suspect guilty of a crime often displays attitudes during an interview which are typically quite different from those attitudes exhibited by an innocent person. During an investigation, an investigator may note that one subject appeared spontaneous, open and confident, while a second subject may be described as being unconcerned, guarded and unhelpful. Each of these general characteristics represent the subject's attitude. One of the attitudes commonly associated with the deceptive suspect is referred to as assuming a "victim mentality." Under this circumstance, the guilty suspect, either overtly or subtly, alleges that he is a victim within the investigation. Assuming the role of being a victim is a very natural position to take when a person is questioned about an act of wrong-doing for which he is responsible. In various circumstances, my children have tried to reverse their role from being the perpetrator to that of the victim. Examples include, "I was minding my own business when Ben, for no reason, hit me"; "Ryan, or someone else spilled that soda in my room. I shouldn't have to clean it up"; or, "Dad, you always believe Collin just because he's younger than me." Each of these statements are designed to convince me, the parent/investigator, of my child's innocence. In truth, however, each statement provides a symptom of the child's probable involvement in the act of wrong-doing -- in each instance, the child is portraying a victim mentality.
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 A new study published in the Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health shows that the combination of night work, overtime, and shortened sleep can contribute to the development of metabolic syndrome among police officers. Metabolic syndrome is defined as abnormalities in any three of five important clinical measures: abdominal obesity, triglycerides, high-density lipoproteins (HDL), blood pressure, and fasting glucose level.
"These findings reinforce the scientific value of studying the effects of occupation on cardiovascular risk factors," said author John M. Violanti, PhD, research associate professor in the University at Buffalo's Department of Social and Preventive Medicine in the School of Public Health and Health Professions. "This is especially important in first responders, who are selected on initial good overall physical and mental health. Exploring specific job-related associations, such as shift work, adds to the benefit of such investigations.".
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An Exploration of the Spiritual Dimension
By Jonathan A. Smith, Ph.D.
With ever-higher expectations, a rapidly expanding global arena, and an environment where change appears as the only constant, many organizations, including the police, are emphasizing the importance of their employees. Such phrases as "Our people are our most important asset"1 and "Policing is a people business-of people, by people"2 are common. But, do these statements refer to people as whole beings?
Perhaps an odd question-after all, considering people as anything else seems absurd-but, actually, why do the police want whole people working for them? Why not just focus on the part useful to them-perhaps only cognitive or physical abilities, for example? What about police training? Can a person's empty mind be loaded with the requisite information and sent on its way? What would be missing if the police concentrated solely on the portion of their officers that proved vital to getting the job done?
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