NCJ Number
39071
Date Published
1976
Length
125 pages
Annotation
EVALUATION OF FIVE REGIONAL MANAGEMENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS FOR STATE POLICE AND HIGHWAY PATROL AGENCIES CONDUCTED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1975 AND MARCH 1976.
Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THE SEMINARS WAS TO INTRODUCE PARTICIPANTS TO DYNAMIC CRIMINAL JUSTICE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, THEREBY IMPROVING THEIR MANAGERIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, ENHANCING THEIR EFFECTIVENESS AS MANAGERS OF POLICE AGENCIES, AND PREPARING MID-MANAGEMENT FOR GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE FUTURE. MAJOR EMPHASIS IN THE PROGRAMS WAS ON LEADERSHIP, HUMAN RELATIONS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRINCIPLES AND SKILLS ESSENTIAL TO MANAGERIAL COMPETENCE AND EXPERTISE. THE MANAGEMENT CAREER DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS WERE ORGANIZED FOR EXECUTIVE LEVEL PERSONNEL AND SEMINAR LOCATIONS WERE BASED UPON THE REGIONAL CONFIGURATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CHIEFS OF POLICE'S DIVISION OF STATE AND PROVINCIAL POLICE; MOUNTAIN PACIFIC, NORTH CENTRAL, SOUTHERN, AND NORTH ATLANTIC. EACH REGION HAD ONE TWO-WEEK SEMINAR. THE FIFTH SEMINAR, OF FIVE AND ONE-HALF DAYS, WAS HELD IN A REGION COMPATIBLE TO THE MAJORITY OF SUPERINTENDENTS AND OTHER CHIEF EXECUTIVES ATTENDING. THE SEMINAR EVALUATIONS WERE BASED ON PARTICIPANT ASSESSMENTS, PRE-AND POST-MEASURES OF PARTICIPANT ATTITUDES, SKILLS, AND AWARENESS, AND FIVE AND SIX MONTH PARTICIPANT FOLLOWUPS. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE SEMINARS WERE SUCCESSFUL IN MEETING THEIR PROPOSED GOALS. THIS REPORT PROVIDES THE DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS CONCLUSION WITH DISCUSSIONS OF THE SEMINAR PLANNING, THE EVALUATION METHODOLOGY, AND THE EVALUATION RESULTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND CONCLUSION. PROGRAM OUTLINES, LISTS OF INSTRUCTORS, AND PARTICIPANT ROSTERS ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIX, WHICH COMPRISES THE BULK OF THIS REPORT. FOR THE FINAL REPORT ON THE SEMINAR PROGRAM, SEE NCJ-39070. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...ELW