Intermediate performance objectives and corresponding criterion measures are presented for each of nine terminal objectives for a two-semester (2 hours daily) course designed to provide high school students with basic introductory law enforcement skills and knowledge. Titles of the nine terminal objectives are Orientation, Law Enforcement Ethics,…

Fifty-two University of Maryland, College Park campus police officers were administered the Personal History Index, the California Psychological Inventory, the Press Test, the Test of Social Insight, the Situational Attitude Scale, the Dogmatism Scale, and the California F scale. These predictors were related to the following performance criteria,…

To assess the impact of police unionism on the operation and administration of police departments, in-depth field surveys of active police unions were conducted in the summer and fall of 1971 in 22 cities where police unions were active. In the summary report the development of police unions is discussed, and the sources and dimensions of union…

The police Youth Protection Unit (YPU) has four full-time officers under San Jose's police chief. The objectives of the YPU are: to prevent juvenile delinquency, encourage respect for law enforcement, provide information, expose youth to policeman and police work, and to given them places to go and things to do with their leisure time. In the…

This curriculum guide for law enforcement personnel is to be used in planning a training session in law enforcement. Police policy, practice, and procedure in handling juvenile cases are covered. Units are: (1) Introduction, (2) Methods and Materials Affecting Police Training in Juvenile Relations, (3) Determining Training Needs, including…

This report, released by The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders in July, 1968, is comprised of three studies: (1) "The Racial Attitudes in Fifteen American Cities" study includes black views of racial issues, white beliefs about Negroes, a comparison of black and white attitudes and experiences in the city, and the uses of…

This essay critically views the prescriptions of Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg concerning moral education within the public schools. Piaget's paradigm of the moral life is elaborated, and his prescriptive theories for the schools are presented. In contrast to Durkheim, Piaget argues that schools should resist adult-imposed moral rules whenever…

This report examines campus unrest. Emphasis is placed on the student protest in the 1960's, the black student movement, university response to campus disorder, the law enforcement response, university reform, government and campus unrest, and Kent State and Jackson State. Recommendations are suggested for the President, the government, the law…

Three years ago a Commission on Civil Disorder was appointed by former Mayor Ilus W. Davis to study the disturbance that occurred in Kansas City during the week of April 8, 1968. The Final Report of that Commission contained numerous recommendations for "the prevention of this type of disorder and for the establishment of harmonious relations…

This report is divided into two parts. Part I discusses school roles, regulations, and disciplinary policies. An outline is presented of the development of the law concerning the authority of local boards of education, the reasonableness of specific rules and regulations, the exercise of suspension and expulsion, and the need for schools to adopt…

This book is written primarily for elementary and secondary school administrators and teachers, but college faculty involved in providing teacher or administrator education would also benefit from the practical approach to issues of school security. Chapters 1 through 3 establish a framework for dealing with the myths and realities of school…

Recent findings show that children and teens are most vulnerable either to committing or being a victim of crime between 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Community organizations with afterschool programs are particularly well positioned to counter some of the hazards that threaten children, especially urban adolescents: drug abuse, gang activity, and…

State legislatures and school boards are adopting a growing number of zero-tolerance polices toward weapons, guns, and violence. Zero-tolerance polices are rules intended to address specific school-safety issues. They have arisen in part as a response to the threat of the withdrawal of federal funds under the 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act, and…

This study examined the circumstances of children in Hennepin County, Minnesota, who were removed from their homes under urgent circumstances and placed for 7 days or less in emergency shelter care. It investigated whether shelter placement was the least intrusive response for the safety of the children in emergency situations and clarified the…

Discusses a project in which students designed new logos for the local police department. States that this assignment offered an opportunity to demonstrate the importance of art in the lives of people. Explains how the students created their designs and how the winning design was completed. (CMK)