{"product_id":"from-chaos-to-compliance-ellis-amdur-9781950678020","title":"From Chaos to Compliance: Communication, Control, and De-escalation of Mentally Ill \u0026 Aggressive Offenders: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Parole","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParole and probation officers must deal with individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance abuse disorders on a frequent basis. Ellis Amdur and Alan Pelton offer parole and probation officers a comprehensive set of strategies to keep themselves as well as the general public safe, while functioning at the highest level of professionalism. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first section of this book offers an overview of the role of community corrections in dealing with the mentally ill and\/or substance abusing offender. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe second section is tactical: everything from field safety and tactical planning on one side, to honing your intuition to pick up early signs of danger on the other. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn the third section of the book, the authors focus on us: what we can do to achieve a state of integrity and powerful calm. Rather than abstract pronouncements, they offer specific strategies, including a method of breathing for the purpose of maintaining one's own center in crisis situations. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThey then discuss specific behaviors ranging from confusion and obsessive concerns to psychosis, mania and acute disorganization.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn one very important section, they discuss interactions with manipulative individuals (at worst, those referred to as psychopaths), people who present a danger to the psychological and physical well-being of anyone with whom they come in contact. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThey then move on to a discussion of aggression, whether directed at the parole or probation officer or others. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThere is a specific section set aside on dealing with aggressive youthful offenders. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmdur and Pelton discuss how to de-escalate aggressive and chaotic individuals once a crisis is in play. De-escalation tactics are specific - one learns how to immediately recognize what mode of aggression the person is displaying, and then, one can effectively implement the de-escalation tactics that are best suited to deal with the aggression one is facing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellis Amdur, Alan Pelton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1950678024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950678020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edgework: Crisis Intervention Resources Pllc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.75d","brand":"Ellis Amdur","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43940372644095,"sku":"9781950678020","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c70337bc-05c1-4da4-9f4a-731541f6b70a.jpg?v=1681446821","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-chaos-to-compliance-ellis-amdur-9781950678020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}