Society for Police and Criminal Psychology

Society for Police and Criminal Psychology

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SPCP in San Diego! The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology will be held in beautiful San Diego, California,September 13-16, 2017 at the Doubletree by Hilton San Diego Downtown, More information

The call for presentations and posters is now in progress! Conference registration information is now posted. For more information, see our conference page. Submit your proposal online. The submission deadline has been extended until Friday, June 9.

Congratulations New SPCP Diplomates!

SPCP is pleased to announce the appointment of four new diplomates: Dr. Scott W. Stubenrauch, Dr. Douglas Craig, Dr. Thomas R. Campion and Dr. Troy J. Rodgers. These individuals are pictured above with Diplomate Committee Director, Dr. James Herndon.

Conference in Austin, Texas. The 42nd meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, September 25 through September 28 was a tremendous success! Conference Program More information

Recent Conferences

The Asian Conference of Criminal and Operations Psychology (ACCOP) was held in Singapore, July 12 - July 16, 2016. More information

The 41st annual meeting of the Society was held in Atlanta, Georgia, September 30 - October 3, 2015. Conference Program

The 40th annual meeting of the Society was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 17-20, 2014. Conference Program

The 39th annual meeting of the Society held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on September 25-28, 2013 was wonderful. Conference Program

The 2013 Asian Conference on Criminal and Operations Psychology (ACCOP) was a tremendous success. More Information

The Society for Police and Criminal Psychology is an international organization that welcomes as members all professionals and students interested in our field.

New Guidelines

Education and Training Guidelines for the Specialty of Police and Public Safety Psychology have been published in Traning and Education in Professional Psychology. These guidelines were developed by the Council of Organizations in Police Psychology (COPP). SPCP is a member of COPP. More information

Announcements

Montgomery County Maryland is seeking a Psychologist to provide psychological services to the Montgomery County Police. Closing date: May 30. More information

The Regina Police Service (SK, Canada) is seeking a full-time Clinical Psychologist to provide clinical and behavioral science expertise/ knowledge to the design and implementation of police and integrated community practices to decrease crime with the goal of increasing community safety. Apply by May 19. More information

The Association of Threat Assessment Professionals Conference will take place August 15-18 at the Disneyland Resort Hotel in Anaheim, CA. The Dr. Chris Hatcher Memorial Scholarship is awarded each year to a student or students. Awardees must attend the conference and they receive $2000 plus travel, registration and hotel accommodations. This is great networking opportunity. Applications due May 6. Information and Application.

The 2017 ABPP Summer Workshop Series, May 17-20, will include full-day workshops for Police and Public Safety Psychologists:
-Using the MMPI-2-RF in Public Safety Evaluations
-An Introduction to Core Activities and Cultural Competence
-Managing Ethical Dilemmas and Complex Relationships in Governmental Settings
-The Psychologist's Role in Responding to the Aftermath of Mass Casualty, Active Shooter, or Active Hurter Events.
More information

The Seismic Change in Police Investigations. A major player in law enforcement says it will no longer use a method linked to false confessions. More information

Safeguarding Officer Mental Health Before and After Mass Casualty Events. This publication, published by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and distributed by the US Department of Justice, can be a valuable resource. Free download available. More information

If you, or someone you know, has been the recipient of an SPCP Award (e.g., Shaffer, Hatcher, Kimbrough, Gupton, or Mullins), please forward the pertinent information to Dr. James Herndon, who is attempting to reconstruct, update, and verify all such awards given to date. Provide year of award, name of award, name of recipient(s), and title of presentation or poster. Send to DrJHerndon@aol.com

Many position openings for license-eligible Forensic Psychologists are now available in the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. Search for the keyword "Forensic Psychologist" in Team Georgia Careers.

The WAVR-21 is now available. This is an instrument for assessing risk of violence in the workplace by Drs. Stephen White and Reid Meloy. More information

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