NCJ Number
145458
Date Published
1993
Length
76 pages
Annotation
This manual, designed for the delivery of performance- based law enforcement training, focuses on police officer patrol techniques.
Abstract
The manual covers preventive patrol methods, directed enforcement, the respective advantages of foot and motorized patrols, factors affecting perception, and criteria for selecting a patrol strategy. Other topics include preparations for a patrol shift, beat locations which warrant frequent checks, preventive and apprehensive patrol strategies, patrol tactics which increase crime prevention, and basic patrol patterns. Subsequent chapters examine specific aspects of patrolling: silhouetting, avoiding making unnecessary noise, interacting with plainclothes officers, stopping pedestrians, staking out positions of safety, dealing with the media, operating radio equipment, and enhancing observation techniques. Each section includes a list of performance objectives and an outlined curriculum for the particular topic.