NCJ Number
45597
Date Published
1978
Length
23 pages
Annotation
A STUDY ASSESSING PERSONNEL RESOURCES, TRAINING, AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN THE FIELD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS SUMMARIZED ALONG WITH PROCEDURES FOR USE IN MANPOWER PLANNING.
Abstract
THE NATIONAL MANPOWER SURVEY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WAS CONDUCTED IN RESPONSE TO A REQUIREMENT INCLUDED IN THE 1973 AMENDMENTS TO THE SAFE STREETS ACT WHICH PROVIDED FOR A SURVEY OF EXISTING AND FUTURE PERSONNEL NEEDS IN THE FIELD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND OF THE ADEQUACY OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PROGRAMS TO MEET SUCH NEEDS. THE STUDY INCORPORATES FINDINGS BASED ON AN EXTENSIVE DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS OF ABOUT 8,000 EXECUTIVES OF STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, MAIL SURVEYS OF MORE THAN 1,600 STATE TRIAL AND APPELLATE COURTS AND 250 LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMIES; AN ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF A 1975 CENSUS SURVEY OF NEARLY 50,000 EMPLOYEES OF STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES; AND FIELD VISITS TO MORE THAN 250 AGENCIES AND TRAINING OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. EXISTING PERSONNEL NEEDS AND RESOURCES, THE EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK, PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, HIGHER EDUCATION FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL (THE LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM, OR LEEP), TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONAL OCCUPATIONS, MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR JUDICIAL PROCESS OCCUPATIONS ARE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED, HIGHLIGHTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. SOME OF THE MAJOR PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PRIORITIES UNDER THE LEEP PROGRAM SHOULD BE SHIFTED FROM A GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF UPGRADING THE ACADEMIC EDUCATION OF ALL LINE LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL TO A MORE SELECTIVE, QUALITY-ORIENTED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE COMPETENCIES OF MANAGERIAL-LEVEL PERSONNEL AND PROFESSIONAL STAFFS IN PLANNING, RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND EDUCATION; TRAINING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON CORRECTING EXISTING MAJOR QUANTITATIVE AND/OR QUALITATIVE DEFICIENCIES, INCLUDING EMPHASIS ON MANAGEMENT TRAINING, ASSISTANCE FOR SMALLER AGENCIES, AND ENRICHMENT OF EXISTING TRAINING FOR LINE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS; AND A POSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANPOWER PLANNING SHOULD BE MADE AS A NECESSARY CONDITION FOR IMPROVING THE LONG-RANGE EFFECTIVENESS OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AT BOTH THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVELS. SEE ALSO NCJ-43739-43743 AND 43760.