ABSTRACT
In this volume we have looked at a number of ways in which psychology might be applied profitably to policing. It has been stressed that there are a multitude of areas in which the results of psychological research have relevance for police officers. In recent years there has been a real growth in what has come to be known as ‘police psychology’. This has covered well-established areas such as selection and stress, and relatively new areas such as negotiation and hostage taking (Kurke and Scrivner, 1995; Blau, 1994). Whilst development of these fields is important there are perhaps many other areas in which psychology can be of considerable benefit.
