NCJ Number
38567
Journal
Police Chief Volume: 44 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1977) Pages: 47-49
Date Published
1977
Length
3 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION OF A TWO-YEAR OLD PROGRAM IN JACKSON (MI) TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDES OF MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FORCE BY RECRUITING AND TRAINING STUDENTS TO RESPOND TO NON-CRIMINAL SERVICE CALLS.
Abstract
THE AUTHORS DISCUSS IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM AS WELL AS FAVORABLE EVALUATIONS OF THE PROGRAM IN TERMS OF SERVICE STATISTICS AND DEPARTMENTAL ACCEPTANCE. THEY CONCLUDE THAT THE POLICE CADET PROGRAM HAS PROVED ITSELF TO BE AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF ACHIEVING PROFESSIONALISM AND HIGH PRODUCTIVITY IN AN EFFICIENT AND COST EFFECTIVE WAY.