Policing and Training Issues

by Palmiotto, Michael J.; Dantzker, Mark L.

• ISBN13: 9780130996008
• ISBN10: 0130996009
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

With each chapter written by an authority in a specific field, this first-of-its-kind book balances practical experience with theoretical, and provides learners with the most up-to-date information on police training and issues.Specific chapters deal with multiculturalism, how to provide community police training, how to manage a police academy, methods of training, communication skills, and how to train investigators.For police administrators and academy trainers.

Table of Contents

1. An Overview of Police Training through the Ages: Issues, Problems and Current Needs, Michael J. Palmiotto.
2. Police Academy Management: Procedures, Problems, and Issues, Keith Haley.
3. Police Executive Training: Programs and Technical Assistance for Policing, Robert Fischer.
4. Police Corps: Innovations in Training Community Patrol Officers,William P. Bloss.
5. Learning Theories as It Applies to Police Training, Michael L. Birzer.
6. Training Police Officers in Developing Interpersonal Skills, Ronald L. Tannehill.
7. Multicultural Training for Police Officers, Gale Fischer-Stewart.
8. Training a Police Officer in the Law: A Prosecutor's Perspective, William W. Bickel.
9. Training for the Field Training Officer Program, William G. Doerner, J. Christie Horton and Jimmy L. Smith.
10. Training Strategies and Techniques for Criminal Investigations, James D. Sewell.
11. Developing Police Training to Support Community Policing Practice, Karen Spencer.
12. Police Training and Education: Past, Present and Future, M.L. Dantzker.