Purpose: This study aims to examine how subgroups within a cohort of Swedish police students value different types of curricula content (i.e. new competencies versus enduring ones) in the context of the currently transforming landscape of basic police training. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on a Swedish national survey (N = 369), the study…

Studies in adult learning have increased and better developed in the past century. From them adult learning theory emerged, comprised of andragogy, self-directed learning, and transformational learning. The main purpose of this study is to measure the teaching style preferences of trainees at a mid-size police department. The second purpose is to…

This document is both a survey of inservice training practices for police officers in the State of Texas and a manual for use in the training and education of police officers. The survey indicates that continuous training for Texas peace officers is far from sufficient while the manual provides information on developing and improving inservice…

Following a survey of Michigan sheriffs concerning training needs, a training program for Michigan correction officers was developed. Several types of programs were established to meet the differing needs of local departments: a one-day, 8-hour seminar and a 14-week, 82-hour evening program for smaller departments; a two-day seminar for matrons, a…

Describes Decentralized Individualized Inservice Training (DIIT), a new police training system implemented by the Suffolk Country (New York) police department to reduce training time, increase learning transference, and improve performance. DIIT's minilibraries of video cassettes at each training location provide individualized instruction and…

This report offers 2-year colleges and law enforcement agencies alternatives for merging resources for improving police training and education. Currently approximately 250 2-year colleges offer programs inlaw enforcement, police science, or police administration education. The President's Crime Commission reports that present training programs of…

In 1988, Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC), in cooperation with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, conducted a confidential survey of members of the Henry County Sheriff's Department and the Martinsville Police Department to determine training needs. Groups of between 1 and 15 employees from all shifts and departments were…

Intended to assist the criminal justice administrator in his/her analysis of how dollars are being spent for training, this monograph summarizes current thinking regarding training needs analysis. Chapter 1 briefly covers the purposes of needs assessment, the short versus long range perspectives, and job analysis. In chapter 2 some questions…

As part of a concerted effort by the U.S. Department of Transportation to improve and upgrade the effectiveness of their nationwide highway safety program, a basic training program for police traffic services was developed. The guide contains a description of the overall training program; suggestions for course planning including the scheduling of…

Intended for course administrators, this guide is the first of three designed for a two-day inservice training seminar for driver licensing administrative hearing officers. There are four sections. Following a brief introduction, the seminar agenda is provided. Day 1 focuses on six units: (1) an introduction, (2) the highway safety system, (3)…

This bibliography on inservice training is divided into four major categories: (1) Local Government Training in General; (2) Training Generalist Officials and Administrators; (3) Training Personnel in Functional Fields; (4) Bibliographies. Coverage includes elected representatives and executives; appointed managers, executives, and supervisors;…

The Instructional Systems Design (ISD) process was applied to a communication skills training project for the New York City Police Department. The purpose of the application was to reduce the number of unnecessary civilian complaints accumulated by police officers. The project passed through the five phases of ISD: analysis, design, development,…

The Cleartalk project was developed in New South Wales (Australia) to help police respond to the communication needs of people with intellectual disabilities. Section 1 presents "The View from the Street: A Working Knowledge of Intellectual Disability," which discusses how individuals with intellectual disabilities are denied their right…

For use by trainees, this guide is the third of three designed for a two-day inservice training seminar for driver licensing administrative hearing officers. Participant's schedule information and materials are presented in three sections. The first includes the seminar agenda. Day 1 encompasses six units: (1) introduction, (2) the highway safety…