NCJ Number
139953
Date Published
1992
Length
69 pages
Annotation
The Training Project on Family Violence for Indiana Law Enforcement Officers was initiated in March 1991 to help city, county, and State law enforcement agencies comply with the Indiana law requiring their continuing education concerning domestic assault.
Abstract
The project first developed a detailed curriculum for the law enforcement response to family violence and then implemented the curriculum by training selected police officers to train their peers. All policy and training materials were produced in close cooperation with crucial law enforcement officials and social service practitioners. Agencies in 78 of Indiana's 92 counties chose to adopt the curriculum during its initial phase, and other agencies have since asked to participate. In its first year, the project trained 270 officers from 192 agencies. Those officers are now eligible for certification to train other officers for continuing education credit. Each participating agency received a complete training materials package. In addition, the project published a reference handbook. An evaluation of the project is currently under way to assess training coverage, knowledge acquisition, and subjective reactions to the training and trainers. Appended background information, policy statement of the Indianapolis Police Department, evaluation forms and responses, other background materials, and 28 references