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Download full textCommission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1979
This report presents the proceedings of a consultation held by the United States Commission on Civil Rights in response to a high volume of complaints about police misconduct. The central focus of the consultation was on institutional mechanisms affecting police conduct. Testimony was presented to the Commission on the following topics: (1)…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Government Role, Personnel Evaluation, Police
Bard, Morton – 1972
A study is presented of two methods of resolving personal and family disputes by police in low income housing projects and by precinct crisis intervention units. In addition to the analysis of the variables that make for disputes in which police are called upon to intervene, the study addressed itself to an examination of general police…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Relations, Conflict, Conflict Resolution
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC. Consolidated Law Enforcement Training Center. – 1972
This packet of three booklets, which includes a student guide, textbook, and handbook, is illustrative of other booklets available from the Treasury Law Enforcement School designed for training law enforcement officers in Federal law. The material in this course, related primarily to criminal cases, focuses on presenting evidence to the court to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Guides, Federal Legislation, Job Training
Peer revieweddi Grazia, Robert J. – Liberal Education, 1977
A chief of police advocates that new officers should be required to attend college after being hired, with minimum standards of academic achievement set for promotion. Popular excuses against college-educated officers are rebutted. (LBH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Conference Reports, Educational Objectives
Hughes, Teresa P. – 1997
This document is a transcript of a public review held by California's Senate to examine the adequacy of existing training requirements and the selection standards for school police. The various speakers for this hearing focused on: (1) existing standards; (2) how school districts currently meet their safety personnel needs; and (3) what changes,…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearings, Police
Abramson, Stephen A. – Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 1973
Descriptors: Campus Planning, Higher Education, Job Training, Models
Powell, John; And Others – Coll Univ Bus, 1970
Descriptors: Campuses, Costs, Higher Education, Law Enforcement
Peer reviewedPearce, Jack B.; Snortum, John R. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1983
Examined the social, psychological and temporal dimensions of "disturbance calls" and evaluated effects of crisis intervention training on 64 patrol officers. Found that trained officers tended to rate their handling of cases more positively, and citizens gave more favorable evaluations of the services provided by trained officers.…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Crisis Intervention, Human Services, Job Performance
Myren, Richard A. – Community College Frontiers, 1980
Argues against police education as a separate entity in higher education and urges that criminal justice be combined with liberal arts in an interdisciplinary program of justice studies. Describes how such a program, incorporated within community college curricula, would allow law enforcement to compete with other professions for talented…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Interdisciplinary Approach, Law Enforcement, Liberal Arts
Hartley, J. R.; And Others – Interactive Learning International, 1992
Describes a computer simulation, CACTUS, that was developed in the United Kingdom to help police with command and control training for large crowd control incidents. Use of the simulation for pre-event planning and decision making is discussed, debriefing is described, and the role of the trainer is considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
McMillan, Kelly – Zip Lines: The Voice for Adventure Education, 1998
In Brattleboro (Vermont), adventure activities contributed to efforts of the police department to move to a more cooperative model of community policing. Adventure-based workshops helped officers to build unified teams with common goals and develop trust, empathy, and communication skills, while police-sponsored adventure activities forged links…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Community Cooperation, Community Development, Police
Lonsway, Kimberly A. – 1996
Although police officers are routinely criticized for their negative attitudes and behavior toward sexual assault victims, few programs are described in the literature which educate and train officers to improve their actions in this area. This neglect is addressed in this study, in which three classes of police recruits are examined: (1) a…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Interviews, Police
Koefoed, Julius O., Jr. – 1984
A study using students' grades was conducted to examine the validity of the prerequisites for the Criminal Justice Curriculum at Kirkwood Community College (Cedar Rapids, IA). Using transcripts of all students who had enrolled in selected courses targeted as needing prerequisites, a random sample was obtained, tabulated, and analyzed. The study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Grades (Scholastic)
McCreedy, Ken – 1987
A project's main objective was to work actively with nine female law enforcement recruits to improve their overall performance in the firearms course and enable them to pass their Florida firearms qualifying exam. To achieve this objective, the Fire Arms Training System (FATS) was developed, including the use of the buddy system, the development…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Females, Guns
Topp, Bruce W.; Kardash, Carol Anne – 1986
A study examined the relationship of the personality traits of 94 police cadets to their performance at a southwestern state law enforcement academy. The overall training success (percentage of total points earned) of recruits enrolled in 11 weeks of on-site training classes was the primary criterion of the study, and raw personality factor scores…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demography, Influences, Performance Factors
