Morton Bard
Morton Bard | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York | March 7, 1924
Died | December 4, 1997 | (aged 73)
Nationality | American |
Education | St. John's University, New York University |
Morton Bard (born March 7, 1924, in
Bard, in partnership with the police, conducted studies of crime victims (e.g., hostages, rape victims, and the families of murder victims). He published two volumes on domestic violence and crisis intervention. He also is recognized for having laid the foundation of victim-focused training in many law enforcement academies and the FBI National Academy.[1]
In 1979, Bard co-authored The Crime Victim's Book. This volume provides practical information on how best to identify and support the needs of crime victims. The Crime Victim's Book was considered a "bible" for not only advocates but also crime victims.[2][3][4] He is considered to have been a pivotal critical thinker in the development of the modern discipline of crisis intervention.[5] He also wrote scholarly articles on the training of police officers in the application of different forms of crisis intervention in the field.[6]
Education
Bard received a bachelor's degree in 1947 from St. John's University. He later went on to receive a master's degree in 1948 and a doctorate in 1953, both in psychology from New York University.
Career
Bard started off his career in health psychology. From 1951 to 1961, he was a member of a clinical and research group at
From 1965 to 1970, Bard taught at the
In 1982, Bard was named chairman of the American Psychological Association's task force on victims of crime and violence. In 1982, he was awarded the New York State Psychological Association’s Kurt Lewin Award.
In 1985, he was appointed to a committee to advise the New York Mayor,
In the 1980s, Bard was a consultant in psychology to the departments of medicine and neurology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, which in 1987 awarded him the Arthur M. Sutherland Award for “pioneering research in psycho-oncology.”[citation needed]
He was also the American Cancer Society's national vice president for service and rehabilitation from 1986 to 1991.[7]
Personal life
Bard married Arlene Cohen in 1948 and had two daughters (Erica Riley and Pamela Richlin).
Death
Bard died of cancer in his home in
Publications
Bard, M., & Sutherland, A. M. (1955). Psychological impact of cancer and its treatment IV. Adaptation to radical mastectomy. Cancer, 8(4), 656–672.
Bard, M., & Berkowitz, B. (1967). Training police as specialists in family crisis intervention: A community psychology action program. Community Mental Health Journal, 3, 315–317.
Bard, M. (1969). Family intervention police teams as a community mental health resource. Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science, 60, 247–250.
Bard, M., & Sangrey. D. (1986). The Crime Victim's Book. Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press.
Zacker, J., & Bard, M. (1973). Effects of conflict management training on police performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 58(2), 202.
References
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 9 October 1990.
- ^ Pace, Eric (14 December 1997). "Morton Bard, 73, Authority on Crime Victims". The New York Times.
- ^ "Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction".
- ^ "Oral History of the Crime Victim Assistance Field". Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ "Family Intervention Police Teams as a Community Mental Health Resource" (PDF).
- S2CID 30628279.
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 9 October 1990.
Note
1. Bard, M. (1969). Family intervention police teams as a community mental health resource. Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science, 60, 247–250.