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Episode No. 3 Police and Stress Date: January 2, 2008 Notes: This Weeks Topic: Policing and Stress Special
Guest: Dr. James L. Greenstone Dr. Greenstone has 24 years of law enforcement experience. Between 1992 and 2002, he was a
Police Psychologist and Director of Psychological Services, Fort Worth Police Department (Texas); Supervisor, Peer Counseling
Team & Critical Incident Stress Management Program. Hostage and Crisis Negotiations Team member consultant.
With 40 years of practice, and almost 25 years as a police officer, James L. Greenstone,
Ed.D. has expertise as a police psychologist, a therapist, a teacher, an author, a police officer, a mediator and negotiator,
and as a consultant. The field of Crisis Intervention has been his focus. For the better part of his career
as a police officer, he has worked extensively in the field of hostage and crisis negotiations. As a mental health professional
and consultant, and as a trainer of negotiators, as well as a member of hostage negotiations teams, he is knowledgeable about
negotiator training, current practices in this area, dealing with suicidal and barricaded subjects, negotiations techniques,
team development, and team and negotiator interactions with police tactical units. He has participated in numerous hostage,
barricaded and suicidal situations, and has practical experience in all aspects of hostage and crisis negotiations team functioning.
Additionally, Dr. James L. Greenstone
is currently a Colonel with the Medical Service Corps, Texas State Guard, Texas Military Forces. His current assignment is
as Chief of Staff of the Medical Brigade. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Military Medicine, the
Journal of the Association for Military Surgeons of the United States. Professionally, he is a Behavioral Health Officer.
Colonel James Greenstone’s major focus has been in developing, and in providing, care for service members and their
families affected by deployments and redeployments to current war zones. He has worked in this capacity since the Vietnam
era and is involved with the Department of Defense in providing some of these services, and was recently tasked by the Texas
Adjutant General and the Joint State Surgeon to make recommendations concerning psychological care for returning National
Guard Soldiers. Joining the conversation at the half-hour mark is Jennie Valencia a Victim Services Advocate, Pinal County
Sheriff's Office (Arizona).
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