NCJ Number
70963
Date Published
1968
Length
483 pages
Annotation
This report to the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers' Training Center presents a study of Michigan police training and advice to police about juvenile detention, testifying in court, and other matters.
Abstract
The study of police recruitment training finds that little is known about the value of the present 130-hour course because it is so new. However, instructors are dissatisfied with it, lesson plans are not standardized, and recommended teaching aids are not being used. It is recommended that the course be extended to 200 hours and that its effectiveness be further studied. Directions to police officers about handling juvenile offenders cover police-juvenile relations, disposition and interrogation, causes for juvenile delinquency, and due process. Advice about court testifying covers preparing a case for trial, evidence and rules of evidence, corpus delicti, testifying and its importance, officers as witnesses, court powers at trial, and defense tactics. Advice about firearms use covers a police officer's perspective when facing a criminal, when to shoot, disarming techniques, attacks on officers, service weapons and ammunition, shooting techniques, safety, and training. First aid advice instructs in different kinds of emergencies and their dangers; emergencies include wounds, shock, poisoning, lack of breathing, burns, fractures, and illness. Discussion of police communications covers communications devices and good techniques, while a final section on arrest covers when arrests may be made, handling prisoners, elements and techniques of arrest, reasonable force and weapons use, frisks, and vehicles search. References and footnotes are included. Extensive related instructional materials are appended.