NCJ Number
32022
Date Published
1972
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS FILM EXAMINES THE PROBLEM OF POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF POLICE PATROLMEN, POLICE ADMINISTRATORS, MINORITY GROUPS, POLITICAL DISSENTERS, AND 'THE MAN ON THE STREET'.
Abstract
PROMINENT POLICE CHIEFS ARE INTERVIEWED, AS WELL AS A GROUP OF POLICE CADETS, SEVERAL SWORN OFFICERS, AND SOME POLICE TRAINING OFFICERS. THE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR RECRUITS OF THE LOS ANGELES SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS STUDIED ON THE WAYS IT PREPARES OFFICERS TO FOSTER GOOD COMMUNITY RELATIONS. RACE RELATIONS ARE DISCUSSED BY MINORITY CITIZENS AND MINORITY POLICEMEN. THIS FILM IS SUITABLE FOR VIEWING BY THE PUBLIC AS INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL FOR A POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAM.