The document is the first part of a study conducted to evaluate policy-related research on police arrest discretion as an alternative solution to arrest. It presents the administrative summary of the Arrest Decisions as Preludes To? (ADAPT) project and contains scripts intended for use by police departments as a staff training device. The…

Recent social unrest has widened the communications gap between police and community. Police-community relations programs are designed to establish a better relationship and understanding between police officers and the citizens. This requires coordination with schools and other community agencies in providing information on the goals and…

In presenting a forecast of the emergence of the police profession using a sociological approach based on societal processes and relations, both the discussion of professionalization of the police in the bourgeois literature and a more general discussion of the professions by Talcott Parsons, taken as the foremost structural-functional theorist of…

Three basic purposes underlay the project from which this report was developed. The first was to establish a profile of police education provided in American colleges and universities; the second was to identify strengths and weaknesses of current efforts in this area; and the third was to prepare substantive recommendations to facilitate the…

If the police are to realize a greater return on the investment made in improving their operations, they must concern themselves directly with the end product of their efforts. Meeting this need requires that police develop a systematic process for examining and addressing problems that the public expects them to. (Author)

There are two separate approaches to school security--man and/or machines. Advantages and disadvantages are cited for each. (Author/MLF)

Describes John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York. (HS)

A unique community college police department claims success in providing students an environment in which they can pursue educational goals without fear. (MN)

A course for recently promoted police inspectors in England and Wales has three stages: precourse identification of learning objectives, six weeks of instruction, and four months of "learning through work." Five phases of instruction include role and context of police work, management skills, relations within the police organization,…

The number of interracial couples in the U.S. is growing, but they often receive little support. Although previous studies have explored the relationship between low social support and decreased relationship satisfaction in interracial couples, there are few studies on intimate partner violence (IPV) in these couples. To better understand IPV in…

The document is the second part of a study conducted to.evaluate policy-related research in police diversion as an alternative solution to arrest. It focuses on the study design, findings, and policy implications of the Arrest Decisions as Preludes To? (ADAPT?) project. Police diversion was analyzed through an evaluation of arrest literature which…

Reviews efforts of the Alcohol Dispenser Training program in Amherst, Massachusetts over a five-year period. Evaluations indicate that participants agree that training is worthwhile, that they are more aware of the effects of alcohol on their patrons, and that they have better knowledge of appropriate strategies for preventing intoxication of…

This curriculum unit provides middle-school teachers a series of innovative and easy-to-use lessons for the classroom. Five core lessons give students a background in the role of police in society and issues of community crime and safety, prepare students to take part in the Police Patrol simulation with actual officers, and challenge students to…

Public schools have transformed significantly over the past several decades in response to broad concerns about rising school violence. Today's public schools are high security environments employing tactics commonly found in jails and prisons such as police officers, security cameras, identification systems, and secure building strategies.…

In a community confrontation program with police and community members, group leaders face many problems dissimilar from those found in group therapy. Dealing with authority (police) was difficult when the leader held a low self-esteem. Dealing with very vocal, rebellious community members presented difficulties in accepting their reports as truth…