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SOME GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESSFUL POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS TRAINING PROGRAMS

NCJ Number
4416
Author(s)
F A CIZON; W SMITH
Date Published
1970
Length
45 pages
Annotation
TECHNIQUES FOR PLANNING, PROMOTING, AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS DRAWN FROM THE EXPERIENCES OF THREE URBAN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS.
Abstract
LECTURES, POLICE-CITIZEN DIALOGUES, FIELD WORK, ROLE PLAYING, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND GROUP DYNAMICS WERE EMPLOYED IN THESE PROGRAMS. COMMUNITY IMPRESSIONS OF THE PROGRAMS AND PATROLMEN'S REACTIONS WERE OBSERVED, AND SUGGESTIONS WERE MADE FOR EFFECTIVE FUTURE EFFORTS IN THIS AREA.