NCJ Number
32257
Date Published
1975
Length
225 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND RESULTS FOR THIS PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED CLASSROOM TRAINING AND FOLLOW-UP VIDEOTAPE INSTRUCTION IN CRIME PREVENTION FOR THE 1300 MEMBERS OF THE DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Abstract
TWO METHODS OF TRAINING WERE UTILIZED. EACH OFFICER WAS EXPOSED TO FORTY HOURS OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION INCLUDING LECTURE, DEMONSTRATION OF VARIOUS LOCKS AND SECURITY DEVICES, AND FIELD PROBLEMS RELATING TO SECURITY. SECOND, FOLLOW UP TRAINING WAS PROVIDED THROUGH USE OF VIDEO TRAINING FACILITIES. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDED MANPOWER RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS AND A MINORITY HIRING PROGRAM. IN THIS REPORT, IMPACT CRIME DATA IS PRESENTED SHOWING INCREASES IN REPORTED CRIMES FROM THE YEARS 1966 THROUGH 1973. THE RATIONALE FOR REDUCING THESE RATES OF INCREASE THROUGH CRIME PREVENTION TRAINING IS THEN PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED. SUCH TRAINING IS SEEN AS ENABLING OFFICERS TO ACT AS RESOURCE PEOPLE FOR THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER THAT THE AVERAGE CITIZEN CAN BECOME A PARTICIPANT IN THE CRIME REDUCTION EFFORT BY TAKING PREVENTATIVE STEPS RECOMMENDED BY THE POLICE OFFICER TO MAKE THE COMMISSION OF CRIME MORE DIFFICULT. THE METHODS AND PROCEDURES USED IN FORMULATING THE IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM ARE THEN DISCUSSED. INCLUDED HERE ARE DISCUSSIONS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, STAFFING PROCEDURES, SCHEDULING, AND TESTING CRITERIA. COST AND PROCUREMENT OF VISUAL DISPLAYS IS ALSO NOTED. QUANTITATIVE DATA REPORTING THE RESULTS AND EVALUATION OF THE TRAINING CLASSES ARE PRESENTED AS WELL. THE EVALUATION INSTRUMENT TESTED THE KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF OFFICERS REGARDING CRIME PREVENTION ON A PRE AND POST TEST BASIS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS LEVEL AS A RESULT OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM. WHILE THE BULK OF DATA CONCERNS IMPROVEMENTS IN KNOWLEDGE LEVELS, A DISCUSSION OF INCREASED OFFICER-CITIZEN CONTACT REGARDING CRIME PREVENTION IS PRESENTED. THIS INCLUSION OF THE USE CRITERIA IS CONSIDERED AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN JUDGING THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM. THE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS DISCUSS PROBLEMS AND THE STRATEGIES USED FOR OVERCOMING THEM IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS THAT ACCOMPANIED IT. FINALLY, THE APPENDIX CONTAINS ALL THE AVAILABLE REPORTS, DOCUMENTS, HAND OUT MATERIALS, AND SO FORTH THAT WERE GENERATED FROM THE IN-SERVICE TRAINING GRANT.