EVALUATION OF HUMAN RELATIONS TRAINING CONDUCTED BY TEMPLE UNIVERSITY FOR THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT - FINAL REPORT

• NCJ Number: 26606
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 84 pages
• Grant Number(s): PH-209-73A
• Sponsoring Agency: Pennsylvania Governor's Justice Cmssn
• Corporate Author: Bartell Assoc Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS REPORT INCLUDES DESCRIPTIONS OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES, EVALUATION ACTIVITIES, GOAL ACHIEVEMENT, PROJECT CONTENT, AND PROJECT IMPACT, AND PROVIDES AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROJECT RESULTS IN TERMS OF COST.

Abstract

THIS FINAL REPORT OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM (HRTP) REPRESENTS TWO MONTHS OF DATA COLLECTION AND RESEARCH AND IS TO BE USED AS THE REFUNDING REPORT FOR THE TRAINING PROGRAM. THE HRTP PROVIDES A TEN DAY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR POLICE RECRUITS WHICH FAMILIARIZES THE STUDENT WITH THE SOCIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND HUMAN RESPONSE. AN ANALYSIS OF THE COURSE CONTENT, INSTRUCTORS, HANDOUT MATERIALS, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES, AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES IS PROVIDED. IN GENERAL, ALL THESE WERE FOUND TO BE QUITE EFFECTIVE. AN EXAMINATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE HRTP IN RELATION TO OTHER SIMILAR PROJECTS IS INCLUDED; THE HRTP WAS FOUND TO COMPARE VERY FAVORABLY WITH THESE PROJECTS. IT IS STATED THAT THE TRAINING IS HIGHLY COST-EFFECTIVE, SINCE THE AVERAGE COST PER TRAINEE WAS 85.63 DOLLARS FOR 1974-75, WITH A PROJECTED COST OF 121.00 DOLLARS FOR 1975-76. IT IS THE FINDING OF THE EVALUATION REPORT THAT THE HRTP IS ACHIEVING THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND HAS HAD AN IMPACT ON THE PROBLEM. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE COURSE EVALUATION FORMS AND A HUMAN RELATIONS EXAMINATION.