NCJ Number
150414
Date Published
1990
Length
138 pages
Annotation
This futures study examines the concept of law enforcement high schools and their future in California's major cities by the year 2000.
Abstract
The research panel identified five trends as being most likely to affect police high schools: an increase in the level of knowledge needed by an entry-level police officers, an increase in the proportion of minority officers, a slow increase in the level of government funding for schools, an increase in the level of job market needs met by public education, and an increase in the level of minority confidence in law enforcement. The events selected for inclusion in this cross-analysis were a taxpayer revolt, elimination of government funding for magnet programs, passage of a National Public Service Act, establishment of choice programs in California schools, and elimination of affirmative action programs. The author developed exploratory, hypothetical, and normative scenarios based on the available data, as well as transition management and strategic plans. Police agencies are encouraged to establish high schools in order to provide a unique educational environment for students and provide law enforcement with a means of encouraging young people to enter the field. 6 tables, 11 figures, and 11 appendixes