NCJ Number
35115
Date Published
1975
Length
70 pages
Annotation
RESULTS OF A SURVEY CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE NEEDS FOR ADVANCED AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR OHIO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, TO DETERMINE IF NEEDS DIFFER BY DEPARTMENT SIZE OR JURISDICTION, AND TO DETERMINE OPTIMUM COURSE LENGTH.
Abstract
IN THIS STUDY, ALL OF THE OHIO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WERE SURVEYED, AND IN ADDITION, THE PROSECUTORS AND SOME COURTS WERE QUESTIONED. FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY NINE SURVEYS, 40 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL, WERE COMPLETED AND RETURNED FOR INCLUSION IN THE TABULATED RESULTS. NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF THE RESPONDENTS, INCLUDING BOTH COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL AND TOWNSHIP JURISDICTIONS INDICATED THAT ADVANCED TRAINING NEEDS WERE NOT CURRENTLY BEING MET. THE NEEDS MOST OFTEN IDENTIFIED BY ALL DEPARTMENTS REGARDLESS OF SIZE OR JURISDICTION WERE REPORT WRITING, PREPARING AND PRESENTING A CASE, AND THE LAW OF SEARCH AND SEIZURE. SMALL DEPARTMENTS WITH LESS THAN 5 MEN ALSO EXPRESSED GREAT NEED FOR TRAINING IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE AND DEFENSIVE TACTICS AND FIREARMS WHILE LARGE DEPARTMENTS OF 101 OR MORE MEN ALSO INDICATED A GREAT NEED FOR TRAINING IN DEFENSIVE DRIVING. MOST DEPARTMENTS PREFERRED TO HAVE ACADEMY COURSE OFFERINGS OF ONE WEEK WITH TWO WEEKS BEING FREQUENTLY SUGGESTED AS THE IDEAL LENGTH FOR A TRAINING SEMINAR. CONSIDERABLE DATA WERE DEVELOPED BY THE SURVEY ARE DISPLAYED IN AN APPENDIX TO THIS REPORT.