POLICE TRAINING STRATEGIES - A CONTINGENCY MODEL

• NCJ Number: 16821
• Journal: Journal of Police Science and Administration Volume: 2 Issue: 4 Dated: (DECEMBER 1974) Pages: 423-428
• Author(s): J M Finkelman; W Reichman
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Sale Source: Northwestern University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAINING METHODS AND SETTINGS SHOULD BE UTILIZED TO REACH DIFFERENT AUDIENCES ON DIFFERENT TOPICS.

Abstract

THE AUDIENCES THE AUTHORS DISCUSS ARE STATE AND NUMICIPAL POLICE, LOCAL POLICE, AND CHIEFS OF POLICE. THE SUBJECTS ARE DIVIDED INTO SPECIALIZED POLICE TOPICS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SUBJECTS. THE TRAINING SOURCES ARE INTERNAL TRAINERS, POLICE ACADEMIES, AND EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS. THE METHODS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ARE LECTURES AND PARTICIPATIVE TRAINING TECHNIQUES. THE TRAINING SUBJECTS AND RECIPIENTS ARE CONSIDERED FIXED FACTORS, WHILE TRAINING SOURCES AND METHODS ARE VARIABLE. THE AUTHORS PRESENT A MODEL FOR AND THEIR RATIONALIZATIONS BEHIND A POLICE TRAINING PROGRAM THAT COMBINES THE FIXED AND VARIABLE FACTORS FOR MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS.