NCJ Number
125537
Date Published
1990
Length
214 pages
Annotation
This book, intended for use by field training officers and police executives, describes the characteristics and implementation of a field training program for police officers.
Abstract
Field training is defined as a test of whether or not the police recruit can perform the actual tasks of policing. The content of the training is the job itself. If recruits are unable to perform the job, they fail the test and are dismissed. This implies that a field training program must be based on a complete and thorough job-task analysis of the police officer's job. The effectiveness of a field training program depends on the performance of field training officers (FTO's), who act as a role model, guide, and trainer for the recruit on the job. This book describes the work of the FTO, what a recruit needs to know, and the criteria used by FTO's to evaluate recruits. Recruit performance standards are described for four police departments. Other chapters discuss the weekly curriculum, program documentation, remedial training, problem recruits, and the establishment of a program. Appended examples of weekly curricula, recruit progress charts, written tests, and FTO evaluation forms; subject index.