Police organization and training: innovations in research and practice

Criminal enterprises are growing in sophistication. Terrorism is an ongoing security threat. The general public is more knowledgeable about legal matters. These developments, among others, necessitate new methods in police work--and in training new recruits and in-service officers. Given these challenges, improvements in training are a vital means of both staying ahead of lawbreakers and delivering the most effective services to the community. Police Organizationand Training surveys innovations in law enforcement training in its evolutionfrom military-style models toward continuing professional development, improved investigation methods, and overall best practices. International dispatchesby training practitioners, academics, and other experts from the US, the UK, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, and elsewhere emphasize blended education methods,competency-building curricula, program and policy development, and leadershipconcepts. These emerging paradigms and technologies, coupled with a clear focus on ethical issues, provide a lucid picture of the future of police trainingin both educational and law enforcement contexts. In addition, the book's training templates are not only instructive but also adaptable to different locales. Featured in the coverage: Simulation technology as a training tool, the Investigation Skill Education Program and the Professionalizing Investigation Program, redesigning specialized advanced criminal investigation and training, asituation-oriented approach to addressing potentially dangerous situations, developments in United Nations peacekeeping training and combating modern piracy. Police Organization and Training is a key resource for researcher sand policymakers in comparative criminal justice, police and public administration, and police training academies. It also has considerable utility as a classroom text in courses on policing and police administration. Includes a forward by Ronald K Noble, Secretary General of INTERPOL. Compares different practices thathighlight innovative law enforcement training. Provides templates for law enforcement training that can be customized for the interested forces/services. Provides an additional academic title (one of the few available) for the curriculum designers, training practitioners, academics and policy makers courses that overview the comparative/international aspects of terrorism. INDICE: Introduction.- Beyond Reproach: The Need for Effective and Responsive Training.-Changing Paradigms in Police Training: Transitioning from a Traditional to an Andragogical Model.- Innovative Law Enforcement Training: Blended Theory, Technology, and Research.- From Theory to Practice: Simulation Technology as a Training Tool in Law Enforcement.- Redesigning Specialized Advanced Criminal Investigation Training in Germany.-The Evolution of Police Training: The Investigative Skill Education Program.- The Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP).-The Generational Gap: Values and Culture-building in the Hong Kong Police Force.-Learning to Deal with Potentially Dangerous Situations: a Situation Oriented Approach.- INTERPOL: An International Perspective on Police Training and Development.-Developments in United Nations Police Peacekeeping Training.-New Law Enforcement Challenges: Modern Piracy Faces Unprepared Local Law Enforcement.

• ISBN: 978-1-4614-0744-7
• Editorial: Springer New York
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 28/11/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés