The introductory chapter on program development covers training strategies, goals and objectives, reasons for failure, training equipment, budgeting, how to obtain management's support, and home study courses. Next described is a field officer training course designed to help new officers make a smooth transition from theory to the realities of the streets. Among the areas considered are selection of trainers and evaluations. The text details steps in developing a supervisory training program and outlines a course for field training officers. Instructor selection, teaching methods, and simulation exercises are discussed. Other training programs explained in the text address technical areas: the use of video equipment and video production; purchasing a computer and training personnel in its use; first aid; firearms, including deadly force decisionmaking; and driving skills. Other chapters cover survival training, stress management, and physical fitness. Tables, sample forms, checklists, photographs, references, and index.