NCJ Number
29477
Date Published
Unknown
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS POLICE TRAINING FILM COVERS THE MAJOR POINTS OF PRE-PATROL PREPARATION AND OBSERVATION AND PERCEPTION OF PERSONS AND EVENTS.
Abstract
THE OFFICER IS MADE AWARE OF THE NECESSITY FOR PROPER MENTAL ATTITUDE, PHYSICAL CONDITION, AND HIS IMAGE AS A PEACEKEEPER, SERVANT OF THE PEOPLE, AND ARRESTING OFFICER. SUBJECTS INCLUDE ROLL CALL BULLETINS, LAWS (LOCAL AND FEDERAL), AND GEOGRAPHY OF PATROL AREAS. MANY POINTS ARE CONSIDERED THROUGH THE EYES OF THE CAMERA, AS THE TRAINEE IS GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST HIS POWERS OF OBSERVATION AND PERCEPTION IN DEALING WITH DISTANCE, DARKNESS, SIZE, MOVEMENT, AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS. EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. THE FILM DEVELOPS THE IDEA THAT THE PATROLMAN IS THE EYES OF THE DEPARTMENT AND INTERPRETER OF THE LAWS OF SOCIETY. AN INSTRUCTOR'S BOOKLET IS INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)