NCJ Number
14666
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 1 Issue: 4 Dated: (WINTER 1973) Pages: 347-352
Date Published
1973
Length
6 pages
Annotation
RESULTS OF SURVEY OF 39 STATE POLICE TRAINING AGENCIES, PROVIDING INFORMATION ON HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, AND CURRENT STATUS OF EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.
Abstract
THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THESE AGENCIES, FROM THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION IN NEW YORK IN 1938 TO THE PROVISIONS FOR THESE COMMISSIONS IN THE 1965 LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT IS TRACED. DATES OF CREATION OF THESE COMMISSIONS IN VARIOUS STATES ARE LISTED. THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSIONS AND THEIR ORGANIZATION ARE INDICATED. IN SOME STATES ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE FOUND TO FALL WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE AGENCY, WHILE IN OTHERS, MUNICIPAL OFFICERS, BUT NOT SHERIFFS' DEPUTIES CAME UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMMISSIONS. THE RESULTS INDICATED THAT ALTHOUGH STATE TRAINING COMMISSIONS WERE ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED TO SET MINIMUM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS AT THE ENTRY LEVEL, THEY HAVE UNDERTAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROVIDING CONTINUED IN-SERVICE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)