NCJ Number
36
Date Published
1967
Length
141 pages
Annotation
A STUDY OF THE NEED FOR TRAINING CAPABILITIES, AND FUTURE REQUIREMENTS OF POLICE MANAGEMENT TRAINING.
Abstract
THE FIRST ASPECT OF THE STUDY ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE BASIC DATA ON TOTAL NUMBERS OF POLICE PERSONNEL, TOTAL NUMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND TOTAL NUMBERS OF COMMAND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL IN EIGHT SOUTHEASTERN STATES - ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE. THE SECOND ASPECT ATTEMPTED TO DEFINE BY STATE THOSE FACILITIES OR ORGANIZATIONS NOW CONDUCTING LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT COURSES, THE NUMBER OF COURSES CONDUCTED IN THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD COVERING 1964, 1965, AND 1966, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS, THE CURRICULA, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, AND THE RANK OF THE PARTICIPANTS. SUPERVISORY SCHOOLS WERE NOT LISTED EXCEPT IN THOSE CASES WHERE SPECIFIC INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED. THE THIRD ASPECT ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE THOSE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES UTILIZED BY THE EIGHT STATES FOR TRAINING PURPOSES. THE TRAINING FACILITIES SURVEYED WERE - THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY, THE SOUTHERN POLICE INSTITUTE, THE NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY TRAFFIC INSTITUTE, THE DEPARTMENT OF POLICE ADMINISTRATION OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY, AND REGIONAL TRAINING EFFORTS SUPPORTED BY THE OFFICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE, INVOLVING PARTICIPATION FROM THE SURVEY STATES. THESE INCLUDE THE SOUTHWESTERN LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTITUTE PROGRAM AND SEMINARS CONDUCTED BY THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL AND THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE. THE FOURTH ASPECT OF THE STUDY ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING NEEDS IN THE EIGHT STATES, BASED UPON AVAILABLE STATE, REGIONAL, OR NATIONAL FACILITIES. THIS INCLUDED A PROJECTION OF MANPOWER CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AT THE COMMAND LEVEL FOR POLICE MANAGEMENT TRAINING.