Effective measures to decrease vandalism on the Oswego campus include replacement of damaged items with more resilient materials, the maintenance of communication between campus police and residence hall personnel, and a variety of measures to encourage community ownership and pride. (MLF)

A nearly equal partner with the school and the family in teaching, training, and preparing our youth to accept responsibility is the law enforcement sector. (Author)

Domestic violence is a legal, social, and public health issue. Increased public awareness has improved laws and training. Educational programs for both offenders and public officials (police, social workers, and health care providers) are addressing the issue. (Contains 19 references.) (SK)

Reviews three primary ways in which law enforcement can affect relationships (organizational influences, peer/socialization influences, and police role influences). Identifies some common difficulties encountered by law enforcement couples and provides some basic goals and strategies for engaging them in treatment and addressing these issues in…

The presence of a uniformed police officer at a suburban Tennessee high school has benefited both staff and students. The policewoman receives full cooperation from all staff--custodians, teachers, secretaries, and principals. The school uses community policing, which consists of getting to know the public and finding out where they need help.…

If market economies are to emerge from the ruins of the Soviet empire, people need training in almost everything. Efforts are being made in the areas of management, service, accounting, and police work. (Author/JOW)

Finds that 107 campus police departments say that relations with campus press are good, but student reporters do not check records regularly, and coverage of campus crime remains minimal. (SR)

Research on police brutality against ethnic groups is increasing, particularly in Latino communities. Findings suggest a pattern of abuse, often without evidence of a crime and without appropriate review of police action. It is suggested that abuse will abate only when police departments operate openly and undergo public scrutiny. (MSE)

Competent school resource officers are knowledgeable about appropriate responses for dealing with resistance and violent confrontation. Application of locally acceptable response options to a given set of circumstances reduces the risk of liability for using force to control students and increases the likelihood of managing a potentially explosive…

Traces short, but intense, early conflict, largely during 19th century, between social workers and police officers for control of probation service. Notes that, although social work concepts like treatment and rehabilitation dominated field for many years, in recent times many probation agencies have turned toward control-oriented service, more…

Age and rank of assessor were the only characteristics significantly affecting scores given in three police and six fire service assessment centers, but the magnitude of the effect was quite small. Results were attributed to assessor selection processes, the way centers were conducted, and type of assessor training. (SK)

Discusses the inclusion of a police substation in the student union of the University of Mississippi and its positive impact on administrators and students. The importance of having visible security and how it was designed into the facility are discussed; and the desired goals, shared by Union staff and the university police, that drove the design…

A study involving 50 law enforcement officers found the majority had received training in evaluating sexually abused children and exhibited behavior that was sensitive yet mindful of the legal nature of their assessments. Half of the officers, however, did not follow a standard procedure when using anatomically correct dolls. (CR)

Traditional promotion examinations provide limited knowledge of candidates' decision-making, administrative, and leadership skills. Having assessment center evaluators review documentation of work history related to dimensions of the job adds additional information that can improve the effectiveness of prediction of future performance. (SK)

Lends support for using a needs assessment that helps trainers overcome organizational and personal boundaries in an interpersonal communication skills for police officers training class. Notes that strategically using the results of a needs assessment could encourage trainees to have a vested interest in the class and help the trainer feel…