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Special Focus: Education and Training

NCJ Number
108093
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 54 Issue: 11 Dated: (November 1987) Pages: 22-48
Author(s)
D M Johnson; G R Young; C F Rinkevich; C W Hawkins; C J Fisher; H W Krussman; L Thompson
Date Published
1987
Length
27 pages
Annotation
Six articles in a special section on police education and training address report writing, higher education for officers, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), recruit training, the first-line supervisor, and future training needs.
Abstract
The first paper describes a report writing training program, instituted by the Walnut Creek Police Department (California), which produced greatly improved and more positive attitude among officers and supervisors toward the writing and review process. Next examined is the concept of affiliating a police agency's training program with an institution of higher learning, as illustrated by a cooperative program between the West Virginia State Police Academy and the Community College of Marshall University. Innovations instituted at FLETC in Glynco, Ga., are highlighted, including computer, antiterrorism, financial crime investigation, and firearms training classes. The next article outlines a modular systemic recruit training program developed by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (Florida) that incorporates the philosophy, operating procedures, departmental goals, and community needs unique to a law enforcement agency. A training program designed especially for sergeants by the Arizona Highway Patrol is described. Finally, several law enforcement executives from across the United States share innovative approaches to training being used in their departments and agencies.