POLICE TRAINING EVALUATION - A SYSTEMIC APPROACH

• NCJ Number: 32989
• Author(s): W S BOLLINGER; K O VEZNER; R W RACK
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 300 pages
• Grant Number(s): 3819Y-10-A4-73
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Toledo/Lucas Cty
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A DYNAMIC CONTINOUS FEEDBACK MODEL, PURPORTED TO BE MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND WELL-INTEGRATED THAN PREVIOUSLY EXISTING MODELS, IS DEVELOPED FOR THE EVALUATION OF POLICE TRAINING PROGRAMS.

Abstract

KEY VARIABLES RELATING TO POLICE TRAINING ARE EXTRACTED FROM RELEVANT LITERATURE AND SYSTEMATICALLY ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE A BROAD AND COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THOSE FACTORS WHICH MUST BE CONSIDERED. THE PRESENT STATE OF THE ART IN TERMS OF TRAINING EVALUATION METHODOLOGY IS ALSO REVIEWED. THE EVALUATION MODEL INCORPORATES FACTORS INFLUENCING BOTH PROGRAM DESIGN AND OBJECTIVES AND FIELD PERFORMANCE. THE PATROLMEN, COMMAND PERSONNEL, INTERRELATED AGENCIES, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND THE PUBLIC ARE TAPPED FOR INPUT AND FEEDBACK. ALTHOUGH DATA WAS ORIGINALLY DRAWN FROM THE TOLEDO - LUCAS COUNTY, OHIO, AREA, WHERE THE MODEL WAS DEVELOPED, DATA WAS EVENTUALLY INCORPORATED FROM THROUGHOUT THE STATE. MODEL PROCEDURES AND DATA ARE PRESENTED IN CHARTS AND DIAGRAMS. POLICE TRAINING OBJECTIVES, PROCEDURES, AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES ARE REVIEWED FOR A NUMBER OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN APPENDIXES.