NCJ Number
1168
Date Published
1970
Length
233 pages
Annotation
POLICE TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE IN THE NATION'S LARGEST MUNICIPAL POLICE TRAINING ACADEMY WERE EVALUATED IN THIS RESEARCH PROJECT.
Abstract
THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE EXAMINED AND A MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR STAFF AT ALL LEVELS WAS DEVELOPED. THE PROPOSED CURRICULUM INCLUDES TRAINING IN THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF POLICE WORK, BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, THOROUGH GROUNDING IN THE USE OF PRACTICAL TRAINING IN FIREARMS, AND PHYSICAL TRAINING. THE CLASSROOM CURRICULUM IS SUPPLEMENTED BY UNITS OF FIELD EXPERIENCE PRECEDED AND FOLLOWED BY IN-CLASS DISCUSSION. THE INTRODUCTION OF PROFESSIONAL CIVILIAN INSTRUCTORS TO THE POLICE ACADEMY TEACHING STAFF IS RECOMMENDED, AS WELL AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COUNSELING SERVICE TO BE MANNED BY PROFESSIONALLY-TRAINED PSYCHOLOGISTS. THE PROJECT STAFF ALSO SUGGESTS THAT THE UNIT TRAINING PROGRAM, THE ONLY DEVICE FOR PROVIDING REFRESHER TRAINING TO THE ENTIRE PATROL FORCE, BE IMPROVED AND EXPANDED. FINALLY, A SYSTEMATIC AND PROGRESSIVE SET OF EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL RANKS IS OUTLINED. THE APPENDICES INCLUDE A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF RECRUIT TRAINING AT OTHER POLICE AGENCIES AND AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY.