Police Training

Research Paper # 105189

Criminology > Criminal Justice and Corrections
Criminology > Public and Crime
Political Science

Police Training

This paper discusses what are the necessary components of police training on deadly force and looks at how it can benefit society.

2,269 words () | 2 sources | APA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer notes that police training on deadly force is a necessary prerequisite for social order and to maintain the efficiency and integrity of the security forces. This paper highlights the major elements of the police training program that are necessary, while simultaneously highlighting aspects of the political, social, and economic environment that either pose an opportunity or threat to the proposed training initiative on deadly force. This paper gives a through outline of the important aspects of how a training process for deadly force should be developed. The analysis also integrates aspects or theories related to formal criminological training methodologies or functions that are integrated with other efficiency parameters related to social justice, social norms and behaviors, as well as other aspects of conflict resolution within the paper.

Outline:
Introduction
Major Elements of Police Training Paper
Section 1: Principles of an Effective Training Strategy
Table 1: Training Modules & Leadership
Literature Structure

From the Paper:

"McElvian provides a through analysis of how police shootings affect citizens' behavior and uses this framework to show how police training on deadly force will have an effect on the outcome. Similar articles that model societal change and behaviors with interlinkages with police training on deadly force include the articles by Remsberg, Lewinski and Hudson, and Weeg. These papers are presented below and even show how training on deadly force affects efficiency and improves the effectiveness of police departments. Many of the articles above also show provide universal characteristics on how police training on deadly force can be considered effective and efficient. The table below highlights the articles that will be utilized for the paper."

Sample of Sources Used:

"The National Security Strategy" (2002). The National Security Strategy of the United States of America. The White House. Washington: 2002. Retrieved on September 1, 2007 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/nss.pdf
Ranquet, Robert (1997). Think Tanks and the National Security Strategy Formulation Process: A Comparison of Current American and France Patterns. Acquisition Review Quarterly (Winter), 1-26.