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Download full textMeese, Edwin, III – Perspectives on Policing, 1993
The new philosophy of police work has been called "community policing," a term that includes problem-solving techniques, strategic use of resources, and increasingly sophisticated investigative capabilities. The success of new policing strategies depends on the ability to recruit, develop, and field a group of officers who understand…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community, Community Cooperation, Crime Prevention
McEwen, J. Thomas; And Others – Research in Brief, 1986
The development of drug testing policies and the implementation of drug testing procedures involve legal, ethical, medical, and labor relations issues. To learn how police departments are addressing the problem of drug use and drug testing of police officers, the National Institute of Justice sponsored a telephone survey of 33 major police…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Ethics, Legal Problems, Personnel Policy
Garner, Joel; Clemmer, Elizabeth – Research in Brief, 1986
Danger to police is a major premise of much contemporary police training for domestic disturbance calls. Intervening in domestic disturbances has long been seen as the single most frequent cause of police deaths. A study was conducted by the National Institute of Justice to examine the danger faced by police when responding to domestic disturbance…
Descriptors: Death, Family Violence, Law Enforcement, Occupational Safety and Health
PDF pending restorationTelfer, Richard J., Ed. – Yearbook of the American Reading Forum, 2000
The theme of the 1999 conference of the American reading Forum was "Literacy Transitions into the Next Millennium. Where Have We Been? Where Are We Going?" The papers and sessions in this proceedings reflect members' interests ranging from affective issues to distance education, and from teaching college students to understanding…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 15 titles deal with the following topics: factors affecting group decisions regarding attributions of responsibility; a model of message-attitude-behavior relations; effects of the communicative process on perceived source…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer)
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 10 titles deal with the following topics: (1) press bias in Northern Ireland; (2) the nature of news media selection; (3) the agenda-setting function of the press; (4) a training program for newsroom supervisors using video taped…
Descriptors: Advertising, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research
Nathanson, Jeanne H., Ed. – OSERS News in Print, 1993
This bulletin issue contains seven papers describing innovations in various areas of special education and rehabilitation. "Training Criminal Justice Personnel To Recognize Offenders with Disabilities" (Keith L. Curry and others) examines prevalence figures of disabilities among incarcerated adults and describes the "Effectively…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Autism, Behavior Disorders, Child Advocacy
