NCJ Number
66153
Date Published
1980
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS FILM CHRONICLES THE HISTORY OF POLICE IN AMERICA FROM THE EARLY SHERIFFS TO TODAY'S MODERN POLICE DEPARTMENTS, THE FBI, AND MILITARY POLICE AND SHOWS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING.
Abstract
OF INTEREST TO POLICE TRAINING ACADEMY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS, THIS FILM INCLUDES HISTORIC SCENES OF THE EARLY POLICE DEPARTMENTS, TAMMANY HALL CORRUPTION, POSSES OF THE OLD WEST, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE 1929 LONDON METROPOLITAN POLICE FORCE UNDER SIR ROBERT PEEL. MODERN POLICE TRAINING METHODS INCLUDING VIDEOTAPE TRAINING, USE OF LIE DETECTORS, RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, AND THE MODERN FBI CRIME LABORATORIES ARE SHOWN. MAJOR CHANGES IN COMMUNICATIONS, TRANSPORATION, DETECTION TECHNIQUES, AND SHIFTS IN ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOR OF BOTH THE PUBLIC AND THE POLICE ARE PORTRAYED. THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALIZED TRAINING IS EMPHASIZED FOR THE AREAS OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS, STRESS MANAGEMENTS, AND HYPNOSIS. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT MODERN TECHNOLOGY CAN ALSO BRING PROBLEMS OF ITS OWN AS IN THE CASE OF WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF PATROL CARS, WHICH CREATE A DISTANCE BETWEEN THE POLICE OFFICER AND THE PUBLIC. (AOP)