As part of the basic training program in police traffic services intended to establish a national standard, the student study guide was developed to serve as a basic reference text to reinforce and supplement the subject material presented in class. The document consists of the six following major sections: (1) background for policy traffic…

With the intent of developing plans for improving police training at all levels within the New York City Police Department, this project reviewed and evaluated the training and performance received at the municipal academy. Specific objectives of the project were to develop a model training program for staff at all levels, develop plans for…

This report is the third in a series of five describing a 16-month study of the nature and extent of the private police industry in the United States, its problems, present regulation, and the laws impinging on it. Licensing and regulation of the industry in every state and several cities are described in this volume. Extensive tables present the…

After preliminary research on juvenile crime and school and community meetings, the Little Rock (Arkansas) police department developed and presented a crime prevention program in the public schools. Two officers describe the program, attitude changes of school and students toward police, and students' increased knowledge of law enforcement. (MF)

Surveys the civil rights agenda in New York City, especially police-Black community relations and the pressure to open men's clubs to women. Argues that Blacks and women's leaders reliance on courts and local legislatures sometimes leads to distortion of legal principles and traditional civil rights values and objectives. (RDN)

This paper chronicles the preparation, describes the course content, and details the evaluation of a course designed to train police officers in interpersonal communication. Training was done in two-hour sessions for a police department that was implementing the philosophies and activities of community policing. The paper discusses the needs…

Testimony from a Congressional hearing on police stress and how it affects the well-being of the officers, their families and their work, is presented in this document. An opening statement by Representative Patricia Schroeder is presented. Statements are included from Representatives Frank D. Riggs, George Miller, and Frank R. Wolf. Testimony…

Intended for trainee use during the program and a future reference tool, the manual is in workbook format with a curriculum corresponding to the trainer's manual (VT 007 910), a related document. The first section, "Generic Issues in the Administration of Justice," deals with an introduction to the administration of justice, and to the…

In 1966 the Office of Law Enforcement Assistance undertook to encourage higher education for law enforcement through a series of curriculum development grants to 2- and 4-year institutions throughout the nation. Altogether, 28 colleges and universities received 48 grants totalling nearly $1 million. First priority was given to schools in states…

These papers seek to present a collective view of campus law enforcement in the seventies, incorporating new ideas and tested formulas for meeting the demands of a post-riot generation of students. Written primarily by practitioners concerned with current unrest and its implications for the future of higher education, the papers express a belief…

Reports the results of a study of suicide among 35 members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The average annual rate (14.1 per 100,000) of suicide in this force was approximately one-half that of the comparable general population, and the most common means of suicide was by service revolver (77% of cases).

Describes two methods for evaluating the content validity of a police recruit training program (N=105) and for translating the training evaluation information into training needs for program revision. Results of the Content Validity Ratio approach and the Matching Technique showed that these methods were successful. (LLL)

Several recommendations for reducing window breakage and other acts of vandalism in schools. (RA)

A description of a microwave television broadcasting system being used for training purposes by the police department in St. Louis, Missouri. (AK)