This document provides an overview of manpower and needs for criminal justice education in Florida. Following introductory material, Part II presents the current status of criminal justice manpower in the state in terms of quantity, type and educational attainment. This section profiles the personnel of the three major systems--police services,…

To assist in the continuing efforts to improve the safety of the motorist on the nation's highways and roads, this instructor's guide provides a standardized approach for providing training in emergency medical care for first responders to traffic accidents. The objective of the course is to provide training in all aspects of emergency medical…

Issued by the Exemplary Projects Program, this document systematically identifies 19 outstanding criminal justice programs throughout the country and verifies their achievements, with the goal of encouraging widespread use of advanced criminal justice practices. Details on the operating methods, budget, staffing, training requirements, potential…

In England and Japan--two other industrialized democracies--the rates of violent crime are much lower than in the United States. Several features of English and Japanese law enforcement and education may explain the lower crime rates in these two nations, such as centralized law enforcement and standardized police training. (Author)

Three distinctions are proposed to determine necessary efforts to improve the relationship between police and the public: first whether groups within the public have contrary expectations; second, whether significance of disagreements can be specified; and third, whether negative evaluations of police represent conflicting beliefs about proper…

Describes a longitudinal study of changes over time in prisoners' attitudes toward police and lawyers. Evidence suggests that incarceration fosters more positive evaluations of police and more negative evaluations of lawyers. (Author/AV)

Recently, incidents of police abuse against Hispanics have increased so rapidly that the phenomenon has been called an epidemic. Of special concern to Hispanic leaders is the lack of Federal intervention in these police brutality cases. A list of 56 documented cases involving police brutality against Hispanics is included. (Author/NQ)

There are numerous opportunities for the Spanish surnamed in careers within criminal justice. The fact that lawsuits have opened doors, that Chicano power activists have demanded representation, and that a large segment of clients in criminal justice are Spanish surnamed certainly means an area wide open for entry. (Author)

Campus officers (N=52) were administered seven personality and attitude measures. Their performance was predicted on nine criterion measures, using multiple regression. Results yielded significant predictions on all criteria, but showed each criterion was associated with different, sometimes opposite characteristics. Negative racial attitudes were…

The Center for Prevention of School Violence, the national clearinghouse for Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE), developed a profile of SAVE chapters, which involve students in school and community violence prevention efforts. This report provides background information about SAVE and reviews the literature addressing school connectedness…

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…

Law-related education is an educational program designed to educate citizens about the law, legal processes, and principles fundamental to a democracy. According to the Center for Prevention of School Violence, school resource officers fulfill essentially three roles in schools: (1) as law enforcement officers, (2) as law-related counselors, and…

This evaluation report is the second publication from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services' (DCJS) ongoing evaluation of the Virginia School Resource Officer (SRO) program. The findings are based on data submitted by 78 local SRO programs, all of which were awarded grants of federal or state monies from DCJS. The findings are…

The University of Alaska has one of the best volunteer fire departments and police departments in the state, manned by students. (PG)

Data from a national sample of 13 to 16 year old boys and girls are examined for empirical evidence of a conceptual distinction between delinquent behavior and official delinquency--e.g., apprehended and recorded delinquent behavior. (Author/JM)