NCJ Number
14872
Date Published
1973
Length
32 pages
Annotation
AN OVERVIEW OF CURRENT TRAINING PRACTICES AND SUGGESTIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF TRAINING AND COURSES TO BE GIVEN FOR POLICE SERGEANTS, INSPECTORS, AND PERSONNEL ABOVE THE INSPECTOR LEVEL.
Abstract
THIS REPORT, PRODUCED BY A WORKING PARTY OF THE POLICE ADVISORY BOARD FOR SCOTLAND EXAMINES THE POLICE TRAINING NEEDS FOR 1975 AND THEREAFTER, FOR POSITIONS ABOVE THE CONSTABLE LEVEL. THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCOTTISH POLICE COLLEGE ARE REVIEWED AND PRESENT COURSE OFFERINGS ARE LISTED. TRAINING NEEDS DISCOVERED BY THE WORKING PARTY ARE INDICATED, AND NEW COURSE AREAS ARE SUGGESTED. OTHER TRAINING NEEDS SUCH AS DIVISIONAL COMMAND TRAINING, DETECTIVE TRAINING, AND MOTOR VEHICLE TRAINING ARE ALSO EXAMINED. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE STATISTICS ON CURRENT TRAINING EFFORTS, A PROPOSED REGIONAL TRAINING COURSE FOR NEWLY PROMOTED SERGEANTS, PROPOSED COURSE OUTLINES, AND A SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS.