Police Studies: Intnl Review of Police Development: Volume 18 Issue 1

The effects of ethnicity on career paths of advanced/specialized law enforcement officers

O. Elmer Polk

The effects of ethnicity on the career paths of advanced and specialized law enformcement officers are examined. Analyses focus on two measures of possible perceived or actual…

Policing culturally diverse groups; continuing professional development programs for police

Richard C. Lumb

Policing has never been an easy task in a society where the basic rights of individuals take precedence over accusation of criminality and enforcement of the law. The police are…

Preparing police for community policing; an evaluation of training for Chicago’s alternative policing strategy

Gail Dantzker, Arthur J. Lurigio, Susan Hartnett, Sheila Houmes, Sigurlina Davidsdottir, Kristen Donovan

This article presents the findings of a process evaluation of training for Chicago’s Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS), which is the city’s version of community policing. The…

From the classroom to the community: introducing process in police diversity training

Jerome L. Blakemore, David Barlow, Deborah L. Padgett

The preparation of police officers for work in a multicultural society has become a major concern for police departments, local governments, and the general community. This…