Contents

Foreword

Colonel (Ret) Thomas J. Williams, PhD

Acknowledgments

Part One Foundations of Operational Psychology

Chapter 1 History, Goals, and Applications of Operational Psychology

Mark A. Staal and Sally C. Harvey

Chapter 2 Cross-Cultural Issues in Operational Psychology

Mark A. Staal and Brendon Bluestein

Chapter 3 The Ethics of Operational Psychology

Mark A. Staal and Sally C. Harvey

Part Two Human Performance Optimization and Consultation

Chapter 4 Personnel Suitability Screening

Barbara Thompson, Chad E. Morrow, and Mark A. Staal

Chapter 5 Operational Psychology Consultation within Special Operations Units

Sally C. Harvey

Chapter 6 Consultation to Leadership and Organizational Development

Mark A. Staal

Chapter 7 Operational Psychology Consultation to Aviation

Shawnna Chee and Mark A. Staal

Part Three Consultation to Operations

Chapter 8 Operational Psychology in Insider Threat

Christopher Myers and Amanda Trent

Chapter 9 Investigative Psychology: Applying Psychological Science to Military Criminal Investigations

Heather L. Morris and David G. Ray

Chapter 10 Foundations of Indirect Assessment

Daniel J. Neller

Chapter 11 Behavioral Science Consultation to Military Interrogations

Mark A. Staal

Part Four Operations Research

Chapter 12 The High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG): Inception, Evolution, and Outcomes

Susan E. Brandon, Joeanna C. Arthur, David G. Ray, Christian A. Meissner, Steven M. Kleinman, Melissa B. Russano, and Simon Wells

Chapter 13 A Scientific Perspective on the 2006 U.S. Army Field Manual 2–22.3

Susan E. Brandon, Steven M. Kleinman, and Joeanna C. Arthur

Chapter 14 Psychology of Terrorism and Self-Radicalization

Mark A. Staal and Christopher Myers

Part Five Future Directions in Operational Psychological Applications

Chapter 15 Operational Psychology: A Bridge from the Past to Future Applications

Mark A. Staal and Sally C. Harvey

About the Editors and Contributors

Index