NCJ Number
3
Date Published
Unknown
Length
485 pages
Annotation
DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF A POLICECOMMUNITY RELATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM.
Abstract
TRAINING INSTITUTES WERE DEVELOPED IN THE RECOGNITION BY THE TUCSON POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE PRIMARY MEANS TOWARD FOSTERING GOOD POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS IS IN LAYING AN EDUCATIONAL BASE AMONG OFFICERS TOWARDS THOSE ENDS. PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS SECURED AND INSTITUTES DEVELOPED ON A TOTAL SYSTEMS APPROACH WHICH ATTEMPTED TO CONFRONT THE UNDERLYING NORMATIVE POSITION OF POLICE OFFICERS. A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW IS MADE OF THE STRUCTURE OF EACH OF THE TWO INSTITUTES AS WELL AS THE COMMENTS OF GUEST SPEAKERS, AND PARTICIPANTS' EVALUATION OF THE PROGRAMS.