NCJ Number
14611
Date Published
1973
Length
162 pages
Annotation
RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A CAREER DEVELOPMENT STUDY IN THE ST. LOUIS POLICE DEPARTMENT INTENDED TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN STUDYING EXISTING CAREER PROGRAMS AND IMPROVING THEM.
Abstract
USING INTERVIEWS AND PROCESS ANALYSIS, THE AUTHORS STUDIED EXISTING CAREER PATHS AND ATTITUDES IN PERSONNEL OF THE ST. LOUIS POLICE. ON THE BASIS OF THE RESEARCH, GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS APPLICABLE TO OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE OFFERED. CAREER ORIENTATION PROGRAMS, MATCHING OF PERSONNEL SKILLS AND INTERESTS TO JOB TASKS, CLARIFICATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CAREER PATHS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOPHISTICATED TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE AMONG THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED. THE APPENDIXES INCLUDE SAMPLE INTERVIEW FORMS AND QUESTIONNAIRES USED IN THE STUDY.