NCJ Number
111649
Date Published
1988
Length
169 pages
Annotation
This book -- written for police administrators, students of police administration, and other interested professionals -- takes a pragmatic, policy-oriented look at a variety of managerial and legal issues associated with police officer drug abuse.
Abstract
After documenting the extent of the problem, the discussion identifies issues associated with officer drug use, such as standards of integrity, off-duty police responsibility, and mandatory random drug testing. The latter topic presents the views of a police chief who supports mandatory random drug testing of police officers and of a police chief who opposes such testing. In addressing the identification of police officers who are substance abusers, the book considers applicant screening, complaints and informant information, supervisory observations, the polygraph, self-report of drug use, and drug testing. A discussion of the disciplinary process focuses on the debate of 'discipline versus rehabilitation.' Police union and departmental drug control policies are detailed. A central theme throughout the book is the need for planning and formally articulated policies, procedures, and rules to deal with the drug-abusing police officer. 100-item bibliography, table of court cases, and subject index.