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Education and Training

NCJ Number
103755
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 53 Issue: 11 Dated: (November 1986) Pages: 22-55
Author(s)
Anon
Date Published
1986
Length
20 pages
Annotation
Nine articles discuss both general and specialized types of police inservice training programs and approaches.
Abstract
Issues to be considered in evaluating inservice training are discussed, and a needs analysis checklist is provided. The relationship between education and training requirements in law enforcement then is discussed within the context of a survey of 289 police agencies. Results indicated that only 11.2 percent of agencies required any college education of applicants, 49.9 percent offered educational incentive pay, and 8.1 percent offered tuition assistance. Finally, no relationship was found between agencies' educational and police training requirements. A procedure-oriented approach to recruit and continuing police legal training is described, as is a role-playing approach to teaching officers interpersonal and people management skills. Finally, several specialized training programs are described: (1) the gun safety education program of the Los Angeles Police Department; (2) Dade County, Fla., program designed to teach recruits stress management and help-seeking skills; (3) the 2-year executive training program offered by the California Command College; (4) career development planning in the Rolling Meadow Police Department (Calif.); (5) a joint training program offered by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and the Indian Police Academy.