NCJ Number
136213
Date Published
1990
Length
126 pages
Annotation
This report presents the methodology and results from an evaluation of the 1980 FBI National Academy, an 11-week course of middle-management training for law enforcement officers from various agencies throughout the Nation.
Abstract
The overall aim of the FBI National Academy is to train attending officers as executives, administrators, investigators, and instructors to raise the standard and proficiency of law enforcement at all levels. This report first presents the 12 goals of the academy and then outlines the demographics of the students at the 1980 session. A description of the academy experience encompasses the academy's history, selection criteria, the curriculum, recruit attitudes, the physical setting, and academic atmosphere, and social setting, and a typical day. The description of the evaluation methodology notes that 49 of the 250 students completed a questionnaire that measured their attitudes regarding civil rights issues, stressors in daily police work, anomie, and cooperation between their departments and other law enforcement agencies. The survey aimed to measure changes in attitudes that occurred over the 11-week course. The findings indicate that the academy fulfilled its stated goals, as reflected in the attitudes of the officers who attended. Appended questionnaire, demographics, data, and curriculum; 13 footnotes; 5-item bibliography; and subject index