EDUCATION AND TRAINING - AN ASSESSMENT OF WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE ARE GOING

• NCJ Number: 16729
• Journal: Police Chief Volume: 41 Issue: 8 Dated: (AUGUST 1974) Pages: 23-24,71
• Author(s): B W WILSON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 3 pages
• Corporate Author: International Assoc of Chiefs of Police
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REVIEW OF PRE-SERVICE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMS.

Abstract

WHILE COLLEGE EDUCATION IS OFTEN SEEN AS DESIRABLE, THERE ARE PROBLEMS IN THE AREAS OF WHICH SUBJECTS SHOULD BE REQUIRED AND LEGAL CHALLENGES TO THE VALIDITY OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS. INSERVICE TRAINING IS ALMOST UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED AND 45 STATES HAVE IMPLEMENTED STANDARDS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF UPGRADING THE QUALITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. TRAINING TECHNOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY ARE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY AS TRAINING SHIFTS FROM SUBJECT MATTER EXPOSURE TO PERFORMANCE-BASED PROGRAMS.