The P.A.C.E. Method: Conflict Resolution for First Responders: Police Edition contains specific techniques and strategies designed to handle members of the public with better response protocols. The initial professional responses in any given conflict have the power to defuse present and future conflict situations. Better response can also serve as a step toward prevention of future crisis. Every program in Basic Law Enforcement Training & Criminal Justice should own copies of this innovative training manual for law enforcement professionals.

The P.A.C.E. Method: Conflict Resolution for First Responders: Fire/EMS Edition contains specific techniques and strategies designed to handle members of the public with better response protocols. The initial professional responses in any given conflict have the power to defuse present and future conflict situations. Better response can also serve as a step toward prevention of future crisis. Every program in Emergency Medical Service Certification & Fire Science should own copies of this innovative training manual for law enforcement professionals.

The course of a Cycle of Violence can be changed. This FULL COLOR Book Provides a New Theory of Conflict Resolution. Transcending Cycles of Violence presents a thorough analysis and discussion of how a cycle of violence exists underneath every conflict as its initial stimulus and continuing driving force. Changing the cycle involves a change of stimulants. The harm from negative stimulants must be addressed positively. When the change from a cycle's original negative stimuli occurs, a cycle of violence can become a new cycle of growth.Understanding and Empowerment are the first and most important steps on the journey toward effective intervention. Conflict is complicated, but effective address and transcendence is within our reach.

In the course of the defense of a nation, we, the people of that nation must have the courage to embrace innovative change. To keep our democracy, we cannot accept ignorance and the rut of tradition when traditional methods cease to work. We must have faith in new methods and go forward with the better knowledge that we have and embrace positive change. We have made many irreversible mistakes by racing as fast and hard as we can to the most immediate answer. A country destroyed by war and in the throes of sectarian violence deserves more than the most immediate answer. The decisions made by the United States to initiate war in Middle East have deeply impacted our world. Anyone who has traveled abroad will confirm that the United States' presence, as a stimulant for comparison exists in nearly every culture in this world. Unfortunately, since our invasion of Middle East, the comparisons made to the U.S. have become negative ones. We need to work to restore our positive standing on the world stage.

The Handbook of Conflict Resolution, Second Edition is written for both the seasoned professional and the student who wants to deepen their understanding of the processes involved in conflicts and their knowledge of how to manage them constructively. It provides the theoretical underpinnings that throw light on the fundamental social psychological processes involved in understanding and managing conflicts at all levels—interpersonal, intergroup, organizational, and international. The Handbook covers a broad range of topics including information on cooperation and competition, justice, trust development and repair, resolving intractable conflict, and working with culture and conflict. Comprehensive in scope, this new edition includes chapters that deal with language, emotion, gender, and personal implicit theories as they relate to conflict.

"Psychological first aid (PFA) is designed to mitigate the effects of acute stress and trauma and assist those in crisis to cope effectively with adversity. The second edition of this essential guide describes the principles and practices underpinning the evidence-informed and evidence-based Johns Hopkins RAPID-PFA model in an easy-to-follow, prescriptive, and practical manner"--