Police Organization and Training

Given the changing realm of policing and public security, training should be understood as both a strategic mechanism by which to pursue organizational performance and a core business tool for the delivery of efficient and effective public security. Officers that retain knowledge or skills and bring them back to their jobs can use them to enhance their performance, provide better service to the community and do it in a safe and efficient manner. This book provides a resource/forum for students, training practitioners, policy makers and scholars, where they can examine the latest concepts and practices in adult learning, program delivery and curriculum development. The corresponding chapters highlight the insights, efforts, and experiences of training practitioners, academics, and policy makers from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, USA, Canada and other international experts. Key themes explored are investigative training and standards, competency based curriculum, recruit training models, training governance, training related liability, academic/police collaboration, adult learning, leadership, and the alignment of training to performance measures.