NCJ Number
107218
Journal
Journal of Police Science and Administration Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Dated: (March 1987) Pages: 1-9
Date Published
1987
Length
9 pages
Annotation
Police administrators and criminal justice educators were surveyed about their priorities in six training areas: human relations, force and weaponry, understanding of criminal justice systems and ethics, communications, legal competencies, and patrol and criminal investigation.
Abstract
Questionnaires were mailed to a random sampling of individuals listed in the 1985 International Association of Chiefs of Police directory and the entire Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences membership. Usable responses were received from 355 educators and 234 police administrators. The survey asked respondents to indicate the percentage of training time that should be required in each training area and how they believed the other group would prioritize training time. Both groups ranked patrol and investigation, force and weaponry, and communications as being the most important. Both also ranked human relations training last. Statistical differences, however, occurred between the two groups. Criminal justice educators and police administrators did not agree on the value of time needed for training, with the exception of law and written and oral communications training. Implications of these findings are discussed. 21 references.