NCJ Number
43742
Date Published
1976
Length
622 pages
Annotation
FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND PRIVATE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS ARE EXAMINED IN DETAIL IN THIS TWO-PART STUDY; STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT ARE GIVEN FOR EACH.
Abstract
AS A RESULT OF A MASSIVE INFUSION OF FEDERAL FUNDS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION INCREASED TENFOLD BETWEEN 1965 AND 1975, FROM APPROXIMATELY 125 COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY COURSES TO 1,245. IN ADDITION, INDIVIDUAL POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS MULTIPLIED. THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION EXPANDED ITS TECHNICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL POLICE, AND MANY STATES RUN TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SMALLER DEPARTMENTS. THIS RAPID EXPANSION HAS BROUGHT A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS, INCLUDING LACK OF DIRECTION FOR THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, A LACK OF ATTENTION TO MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT FOR POLICE SUPERVISORS, AND UNCERTAIN STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION. AN OVERVIEW OF CURRENT PROGRAMS FOR AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE, A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, AND A GRADUATE DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS PRESENTED. OTHER PROGRAMS SURVEYED INCLUDE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION PROGRAM, MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE VARIOUS FBI COURSES, LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMIES (WITH A CHART SHOWING DISTRIBUTION BY STATE), LAW SCHOOL CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION, AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN CORRECTIONS. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT LAW SCHOOLS DO AN INADEQUATE JOB OF TRAINING PROSPECTIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE LAWYERS. CRIMINAL LAW AND RELATED CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT 6 PERCENT OF NONSEMINAR COURSES AND 12 PERCENT OF SEMINAR COURSES IN LAW SCHOOLS IN 1975. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF TRAINING FOR CRIMINAL LAWYERS, JUDGES, AND PROSECUTORS. A SIMILAR SITUATION EXISTS IN CORRECTIONS. FEW SCHOOLS OFFER MORE THAN TOKEN COURSES IN CRIMINOLOGY AND ONLY ABOUT 4 TO 5 PERCENT OF CORRECTIONS WORKERS HAVE BEEN WELL TRAINED IN SOCIAL WORK. GREATER EFFORTS NEED TO BE MADE TO PROVIDE IN-SERVICE EDUCATION TO UPGRADE THE TRAINING OF CORRECTIONS PERSONNEL. FOR OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS MANPOWER SURVEY SEE NCJ-43739-V. 1 'SUMMARY REPORT'; NCJ-43760-V. 2 'LAW ENFORCEMENT'; 'NCJ-43740-V. 3 'CORRECTIONS'; NCJ-43741-V. 4 'COURTS'; AND NCJ-43743-V. 6 'CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANPOWER PLANNING.'