This book reviews the history of academic criminal justice--the studying and teaching of crime, police, law and legal processes, and corrections--from 1870 to the present. The nine chapters have the following titles: (1) "Introduction: Academic Politics and Professionalism, 1870-1930"; (2) "Progressivism and Police Education,…

Viewing the police as a para-military organization primarily concerned with the control and prevention of crime is inconsistent with the estimate that only 20 percent of police activity is crime related. This study is based on analyses of calls for assistance in 1968 in St. Louis, Detroit, and New York. (DB)

Summarizes experiences of 146 battered women. Victims' perspective on police behavior was derived from reports of 276 contacts between these women and police officers. Identifies concerns associated with police demeanor, inadequate use of nonlegal "helping profession" intervention techniques, reluctance to arrest the suspects, and inconsistency of…

Assessed changes in MMPI normative scores for age, year of birth, and time of measurement, in police academy recruits (N=1119). Age and year of birth did not affect MMPI scores. From 1964-1971 more "symptomatology" and less "defensiveness" was reported, but reversed when the police department hired a consultant clinical…

Presents the findings of a community planning survey of law enforcement personnel regarding their views of drug and alcohol problems. Results were used in planning for a public inebriate grant, providing input into the legislative process through testimony to the legislature, and for identifying training needs in drugs and alcohol. (Author)

The development of school security forces in the 1950s is shown in historical perspective. Short-term and long-term impacts of security operations are discussed in relation to the school administration, local law enforcement agencies, and the adolescent students. Predictions are given for school security operations in the 1980s. (JN)

Describes a pilot program designed to incorporate a deliberate psychological educational framework into the training of law enforcement officers and criminal justice students. Finds that participants in the deliberate psychological education intervention achieved significant gains when compared to a control group of participants receiving ethics…

Data from an observational study of police behavior are used to test the thesis that arrest is less likely for spousal violence. Findings indicate that although officers are unlikely to arrest in spousal assault cases, they are equally unlikely to arrest in other types of violence. (JBJ)

No community is safe until every member takes responsibility for the community's collective safety. College communities are no different from families, towns and businesses in that respect. Getting everyone to accept responsibility is a challenge and skilled communication is an important component of the solution. As part of the front line,…

The objective of the current study was to assess the effects of mandatory child abuse training on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward abused children and abusive parents among a sample of police recruits. An experimental pretest-posttest design was used in which 81 participants were randomly assigned to experimental conditions and 101 to…

After six months of grueling campaigning, the author anxiously began his tenure as mayor of Meriden, Connecticut, a diverse community of about 58,000 residents that is approximately 20 miles north of New Haven and 20 miles south of the state capitol, Hartford. As a former special education teacher and a current vice principal, it was no surprise…

Many campus law enforcement administrators reach a point where they need to request additional staff. Unless the department is awash in extra funding or is in the wake of a major incident that brought significant attention to current manpower, they're likely fighting an uphill battle for growth. The effectiveness of formulas that analyze the size…

In this longitudinal study, the authors investigated short-term criminal pathways of children and early adolescents starting under the age of 14 years and the extent to which characteristics of the 1st crime influenced criminal pathways. Participants were 387 juvenile offenders with a mean age of 12.1 years (SD = 2.05 years). The authors followed…