Danger to police is a major premise of much contemporary police training for domestic disturbance calls. Intervening in domestic disturbances has long been seen as the single most frequent cause of police deaths. A study was conducted by the National Institute of Justice to examine the danger faced by police when responding to domestic disturbance…

Psychic battering can be defined as a continual condition of conflict-inducing happenings. In some professions that are high in psychic battering, mechanisms for accommodating battering are reinforced over time and become ingrained into the personality's modus operandi. A police officer can develop a conditioned emotional response which has as a…

The indifferent success in achieving the goal of reliable and valid police officer work performance measures has been attributed to the complexity of the job. This study explored reasons for unsatisfactory police performance evaluation, reviewing and integrating previous studies and new recently collected but not yet published data. Performance…

A liberal arts education, combined with applied courses available at police academies, will contribute to the professionalization of criminal justice officers. (AG)

A course in police science for high school students in their junior and senior years is described. (AG)

Squawk box for safety; pedal patrol curbs bike thefts; instant alarm that teachers can wear. (Author)

This manual is the final report of a study on the development of methods and programs to promote physical fitness among police officers. In twelve chapters the following topics are covered: (1) principles of exercise; (2) research methodology used to compile this manual; (3) results of physical fitness evaluation of program volunteers; (4)…

In this preliminary study involving 30 police school trainees, Interpersonal Process Recall project stimulus films were used in an effort to sensitize policemen to their aggressive feelings and self-control problems in dealing with riots, demonstrations, and other stressful situations. During six filmed vignettes progressing from mild to intense…

This document presents the proceedings of a workshop held to discuss and determine some new directions for campus law enforcement. The need for new directions in campus law enforcement is presented from the point of view of the chief administrator, the chief campus law enforcement officer, the student personnel administrator, and the student…

Article described a project in which students learned to cooperate and communicate as they built a "police car." (RK)

A uniformed highly visible force handles security, safety, and fire problems at the State University of New York at Purchase. (Author/MLF)

The concession that the lie is preferred over force as a means of social control forms the basis for the morality of policy lying, i.e., in any situation in which police have a legitimate right to use force they acquire a moral right to achieve the same ends by lying. (RM)

An analysis of the vocational preferences of policement and recruits indicated they have militaristic, mechanical, and risky types of interests. (Author)

Court decisions favoring students over school districts are discussed. (CK)

Described are several techniques and pieces of equipment developed by the Police Scientific Department Branch in its application of physics to police problems. Topics discussed include fingerprints, documents, and photographs. (Author/DS)