Mediation & Arbitration By Patrol Police Officers - Softcover

Cooper, Christopher A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761813683 ISBN 13: 9780761813682

Publisher: University Press of America, 1999

Synopsis

Mediation & Arbitration by Patrol Police Officers demonstrates how and why mediation and arbitration, two conflict resolution methodologies, are related to patrol police work. Christopher Cooper points out that many police calls-for-service are for interpersonal disputes, including disagreements over property, noisy neighbors, or other domestic situations not involving violence. Therefore, police officers armed with mediation skills can handle these types of scenes substantively, avoid escalating the level of the dispute, and avert a repeat call-for-service. A police department trained in mediation and arbitration also maintains a better reputation with citizens and strengthens community policing philosophy, missions and programs. This book provides a rationale for mediation and arbitration training, along with an explanation of the process and instructions for the training of police officers. It offers an aid to dispute resolution professionals with role playing situations and lesson plans helpful in designing and implementing mediation and arbitration training programs for patrol police officers. For police administrators, this book offers a guide to establishing official mediation and arbitration protocol for calls-for-service.

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher Cooper is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Saint Xavier University and Chairman of the Criminal Justice Sector of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0761813683
• ISBN 13: 9780761813682
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88