Responds to Norman Langhoff's criticism of community college police education programs (JC 502 099), offering conflicting opinions on the role of the police and the functions and methods of police education. (JP)

Reviews the growth of postsecondary programs in criminal justice. Cites studies and reports indicative of the need to improve the quality of police personnel, the value of a college education, and the advantages of community college programs, which offer practical training. (AYC)

Argues against police education as a separate entity in higher education and urges that criminal justice be combined with liberal arts in an interdisciplinary program of justice studies. Describes how such a program, incorporated within community college curricula, would allow law enforcement to compete with other professions for talented…

Presents citations and abstracts for six documents from the ERIC Junior Colleges collection dealing with legal and social services education at community colleges. (JP)

Discusses the inadequacy of vocationally oriented law enforcement curricula at community colleges and presents a conceptual model for police education based on the training progression of medical students; i.e., undergraduate work, graduate work, and an internship. Advocates the creation of professional schools for police training at the…