This manual provides an overview of the law relating to juvenile proceedings, focusing primarily on arrest and detention procedures, which are a major concern of police officers who work with juveniles. The manual does not provide specific instruction in state law but does describe federal Constitutional rulings that affect treatment of juveniles.…

Although the organizational structure and activities of youth gangs have been studied, little research has focused on law enforcement strategies to handle youth gang behavior. To examine how police handle youth gangs and law violation and to identify effective prevention and control strategies, the police gang control and youth personnel…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Crime Information Center (NCIC) maintains a set of computerized files of documented criminal justice information reported by a network of over 60,000 participating national, regional, state, and local agencies. The files, dealing with wanted persons, missing persons, unidentified persons, and stolen…

This report presents the proceedings of a consultation held by the United States Commission on Civil Rights in response to a high volume of complaints about police misconduct. The central focus of the consultation was on institutional mechanisms affecting police conduct. Testimony was presented to the Commission on the following topics: (1)…

Examined the social, psychological and temporal dimensions of "disturbance calls" and evaluated effects of crisis intervention training on 64 patrol officers. Found that trained officers tended to rate their handling of cases more positively, and citizens gave more favorable evaluations of the services provided by trained officers.…

Although police officers are routinely criticized for their negative attitudes and behavior toward sexual assault victims, few programs are described in the literature which educate and train officers to improve their actions in this area. This neglect is addressed in this study, in which three classes of police recruits are examined: (1) a…

Summarizes experiences of 146 battered women. Victims' perspective on police behavior was derived from reports of 276 contacts between these women and police officers. Identifies concerns associated with police demeanor, inadequate use of nonlegal "helping profession" intervention techniques, reluctance to arrest the suspects, and inconsistency of…

This model curriculum is addressed to the training needs of personnel working in general white-collar crime assignments located in state and local police or prosecutors' offices. It is designed intentionally to orient personnel to the requirements of building a case as it moves along the enforcement process. Materials on trainer use and…

This document presents a symposium of papers concerning campus disorder. Papers are divided into three sections: background, actions, and tools at hand. Articles present the problems facing police officers and their reactions and solutions to campus disturbances. (MJM)

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…

The manual was designed as a practical guide for police department personnel in developing robbery control programs. An introductory chapter defines types of robberies and suggests administrative and operational uses of the manual. Research and control strategies are reported according to five robbery types: street (visible and non-visible),…

This police guide reports on police responses to spouse abuse and wife beating calls based on research collected from visits to 17 police departments, interviews with police managers, a survey of 130 police officers, and interviews with social service professionals. The first chapter explains the purposes of the report, i.e., to: (1) provide…

This report presents the proceedings of a conference held to examine the relationship between the police and minority groups with a focus on the problem of police use of excessive force. Successful community-police efforts to increase safety and reduce the use of force are described in case studies from four cities. Also presented are the texts of…

The student manual has been prepared to serve as a workbook to assist the student officer in successfully completing the Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Law Enforcement Training Course. It is organized under 16 subject headings (orientation, alcohol and highway safety, preparation for alcohol enforcement task, detection of the drinking…

Interactive, multimedia software involving a simulated subject has been created to help trainees develop interview and interrogation techniques using personal computers, because practice interviews are not always realistic and are too expensive. New and experienced law enforcement agents, among others, need such extensive training in techniques…