Training the 21st century police officer : : redefining police professionalism for the Los Angeles Police Department / / Russell W. Glenn ... [et al.].

• TeilnehmendeR: Glenn, Russell W.
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (279 p.)
• Notes: "Prepared for the Los Angeles Police Department."

This study recommends that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) adopt a concept of police professionalism that incorporates the tenets of corporateness, responsibility, and expertise as the mechanism for guiding the development and execution of its training, to include training in the areas of use of force, search and seizure, arrest procedures, community policing, and diversity awareness.

Table of Contents

Cover; PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ACRONYMS; Chapter One - BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY; SETTING THE CONTEXT; THE FOUNDATION'S CORNERSTONE: A COHERENTAPPROACH TO IMPROVEMENT; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND DATA ANALYSIS; Chapter Two - THE LUSTER IN THE BADGE: LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALISM AND THE LAPD; WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SERVE WITH THE LAPD?; WHAT IS A PROFESSION?; IS LAW ENFORCEMENT A PROFESSION?; CAN THE LAPD BE A PROFESSIONAL FORCE?; GETTING THERE FROM HERE; Chapter Three - CORPORATENESS; INTRODUCTION

EVERY COP A TEACHER: A CALL FOR CREATING AN EFFECTIVE LESSONS-LEARNED PROGRAMTRANSFORMING JOHN DOE INTO AN LAPD PROFESSIONAL: BUILDING EXCELLENCE INTO THE POLICE TRAINING FUNCTION; CURRENT LAPD TRAINING ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE; GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE TRAINING GROUP; TRAINING ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE FINDINGS; TRAINING ORGANIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS; Chapter Four - THE POLICE RESPONSIBILITY TO COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING IN A DIVERSE SOCIETY; THE REDEFINED POLICE PROFESSIONAL HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO PUBLIC SERVICE; COMMUNITY POLICING AND ITS DEVELOPMENT IN LOS ANGELES

THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY AWARENESSWHAT IS NEEDED FOR COMMUNITY POLICING TO SUCCEED?; TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY POLICING; CONCLUSION; Chapter Five - DEVELOPING POLICE EXPERTISE; OVERVIEW; USE OF FORCE, ARREST PROCEDURES, AND SEARCH AND SEIZURE AS ISSUES OF EXPERTISE; CONCLUSION AND SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS; Chapter Six - CONCLUSION; OVERARCHING RECOMMENDATION; PRIMARY RECOMMENDATIONS; Appendix A - PROJECT TEAM MEMBERS; Appendix B - RAND TRAINING DOCUMENT REVIEW AND CLASSROOM OBSERVATION ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT; Appendix C - INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEW RESPONDENTS

Appendix D - INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEW INSTRUMENTAppendix E - LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT CORE VALUES; Appendix F - LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES; Appendix G - LAPD ORGANIZATION CHARTS; Appendix H - SUMMARY OF ORGANIZATION CHANGES; Appendix I - LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: TOOLS TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LAPD TRAINING EFFORTS; Appendix J - CASE STUDIES-A BRIEF COMPENDIUM OF POLICE TRAINING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES; Appendix K - COMMUNICATIONS VARIABLES; Appendix L - ANALYSIS OF TRAINING COURSES; Appendix M - SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY