MEETING OHIO'S LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS THROUGH A VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL CURRICULUM

• NCJ Number: 13195
• Author(s): R S PROUT
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 83 pages
• Corporate Author: Ohio State University
• Sale Source: Instructional Materials Laboratory
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Note: BASED ON A DOCTORAL RESEARCH STUDY - 'DEVELOPING A CURRICULUM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOC DEGREE PROGRAMS'

Annotation

REPORT OF A STUDY TO DEVELOP A TWO-YEAR POST SECONDARY LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAM.

Abstract

THE STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP THE CURRICULUM BY INCORPORATING INTO IT THE WORK DUTIES AND ROLES OF THE POLICE OFFICER, THE OHIO POLICE TRAINING PROGRAM, AND BY REVIEWING TWO-YEAR POST SECONDARY LAW ENFORCEMENT CURRICULA WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. THE AUTHOR PRESENTS A TWO-YEAR, SIX QUARTER COURSE PROGRAM WHICH HE CONCLUDES COMBINES THE BEST OF THOSE PROGRAMS REVIEWED AND, BY EMPHASIZING A RESPONSE TO NEGATIVE POLICE BEHAVIOR, WILL SIGNIFICANTLY UPGRADE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OHIO POLICEMAN.