SUFFOLK COUNTY (NY) - POLICE DEPARTMENT - PROJECT TELETRAINING - EXEMPLARY PROJECT VALIDATION REPORT

• NCJ Number: 13917
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 48 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Abt Associates, Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: EXEMPLARY PROJECT - VALIDATION REPORT

Annotation

REVIEW OF THE PROJECT AND GOALS, WITH THE CONCLUSION THAT VIDEO TAPE TRAINING MATERIALS FOR POLICE ARE PROMISING, BUT THAT EFFECTIVE EVALUATION PROCEDURES SHOULD BE DEVELOPED.

Abstract

FIELD STUDY REVIEWS PROJECT TELETRAINING OF THE AUDIO VISUAL RESEARCH UNIT OF THE SUFFOLK POLICE DEPARTMENT. ROLE PLAY VIDEO TAPES FOR ACADEMY TRAINING, IN-SERVICE TRAINING TAPES, AND TELEVISION TRAINING MATERIALS AS LECTURE AIDS ARE ALL PRODUCED BY THE PROJECT. THE PREPARATION AND PRODUCTION OF THESE MATERIALS ARE DESCRIBED, AS WELL AS THE PROGRAM CONTENT AND THE PROJECT ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE. APPLYING THE CRITERIA OF GOAL ACHIEVEMENT, REPLICABILITY, MEASURABILITY, EFFICIENCY, AND ACCESSIBILITY TO THE PROJECT, IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS PROMISING IN ITS ABILITY TO GIVE TIMELY AND UNIFORM INSERVICE TRAINING INFORMATION, AND WAS ESPECIALLY EFFICIENT AND HELPFUL FOR DECENTRALIZED POLICE PRECINCTS. CRITICISMS WERE A LACK OF SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION COMPONENTS TO ASSESS TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS AND THE NEED TO SPECIFY OBJECTIVES AND ANTICIPATED