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Comparative Analysis of Criminal Investigator Training in the United States and West Germany

NCJ Number
101065
Journal
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume: 9 Issue: 2 Dated: (Winter 1985) Pages: 35-43
Author(s)
J W Stevens; D W Mackenna
Date Published
1985
Length
9 pages
Annotation
This paper describes criminal investigator training in the United States and West Germany.
Abstract
The paper includes materials from a survey conducted in December, 1984 of 133 police departments from throughout the United States dealing with the subject of pre-service, in-service, and advanced training of officers for CID assignment. Findings suggest that United States Police agencies provide limited training for investigators prior to and during CID service. The West German approach to training is more centralized, more standardized, and of longer duration than programs and requirements in the United States. (Publisher abstract)