NCJ Number
10410
Date Published
1973
Length
637 pages
Annotation
READINGS DESIGNED TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF NEW RESEARCH, PROGRAMS, AND DEVELOPMENTS WHICH REFLECT CURRENT CHANGES IN THE POLICE SCIENCE FIELD.
Abstract
INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS DISCUSS SELECTION CRITERIA AND PERFORMANCE PREDICTION DEVICES FOR POLICE OFFICERS, POLICE ATTITUDES TOWARD THEIR JOBS, AND INNOVATIONS IN POLICE TRAINING, INCLUDING CRISIS INTERVENTION AND PERSONAL AWARENESS TRAINING. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL COVERS POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, WITH EMPHASIS ON POLICEMINORITY GROUP RELATIONS. THIS PUBLICATION ALSO FOCUSES ON THE POLICE AND THE MENTALLY ILL, AND THE FEELINGS OF THE POLICE CONCERNING THIS INTERACTION. THE FINAL AREA OF CONCENTRATION DEALS WITH THE PROBLEMS PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS FACE WHEN WORKING WITH THE POLICE. THE BOOK IS WRITTEN FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND STUDENTS, AS WELL AS LAYMEN INTERESTED IN POLICE SCIENCE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED) (SNI ABSTRACT)