Patient-perpetrated workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare is common. Although
communication skills trainings are helpful, they may be strengthened by having a theoretical …

Police use of force against minorities, particularly African-Americans, has become a
prominent national issue in the United States. In a number of controversial instances, such …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe a theory-driven intervention called VOICES
that was developed to improve police-community relations. The intervention was designed …

Police worldwide face the ongoing challenge of forging positive and mutually beneficial
relationships with the communities they serve. However, these relationships are sometimes …

Issues of race, racism, and social justice are under-studied topics in this journal. This
Prologue, and our Special Issue (SI) more broadly, highlights ways that language and social …

One of the main objectives in police service is to consistently complete police operations
without any physical or mental injuries. During their service, active police officers can access …

This thesis documents a series of consecutive investigations into predictors of empathy and
rapport during critical incidents in law enforcement and crisis intervention in general. First …

This prologue to a special issue on social psychological processes and intergroup
communication begins by outlining the constituents of the field of intergroup communication …

Intimidation is often defined, received, and perceived pejoratively. The current study sets out
to find a “sweet spot” in situations where intimidation cannot be avoided and compliance is …

As you know, we do not now have a Book Review Section or Editor but, rather, this new
segment (1st published in the September 2021 Issue) is aimed at keeping social …