November 2017

Guest Editor: Mark Logan

While it is generally recognized that education and training play important roles in the development of skilled law enforcement professionals, these areas are often more complex than many realize. Training programs in law enforcement cover topics ranging from constitutional policing and procedural justice to investigative techniques and tactical safety, and effective agencies need to be constantly exploring and evaluating which teaching methods and education options best support and safeguard their officers, communities, and organizations.

Articles

• Assessing Training: How Do We Improve Teaching and Learning?

  By Kelly William Enos, Vice Chair, Administration of Justice Program, Los Angeles, California, Mission College
  Dave looked forward to the training class. It was his day off from work, and he sacrificed time with his family to drive 30 miles to the class location to learn the latest trends in narcotic use i...

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• Procedural Justice Training: The Norfolk Model with a Focus on Race Relations

  By Robert Kenter, Norfolk, Virginia, Police Department, and Mengyan Dai, Associate Professor, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University, Virginia
  There is an expanse of the literature suggesting that procedural justice plays a significant role in influencing the perception of police legitimacy in the eyes of citizens. It has become increasingly...

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• Bringing PEACE to the United States: A Framework for Investigative Interviewing

  By Mary Schollum, Policing and Criminal Justice Consultant, Cambridge, England
  Information determines the direction and outcome of any investigation. With police investigations, a significant portion of the information collected comes from interviews with victims, witnesses, and...

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• Deter Unconstitutional Policing: Reinstitute the Noble Cause

  By Thomas J. Martinelli, Esq.
  Character matters. Image, in policing, matters. There is no denying that the U.S. police profession has taken some major image hits from the Rodney King incident; the inception of cellphone video c...

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• Mindful Policing—A New Approach to Officer Wellness and Safety Training and Education

  By Jennifer Tejada, Chief of Police, Emeryville Police Department, California, and Richard Goerling, Lieutenant, Hillsboro Police Department, Oregon
  Headlines calling for reform in police training are commonplace. Professional law enforcement magazines are filled with articles on reform, implicit bias, de-escalation training, fair and impartial po...

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• Using Heart Rate Monitors in Law Enforcement Training

  By John O’Halloran, Instructor, U.S. Marshals Service Training Division
  Although law enforcement officers are as proactive as possible, the very nature of the job often requires them to be reactionary. Officers must be able to perform and make split-second decisions “in...

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