Training and Motivation

Albarano, R. F. (2015). College Education and Officer Performance: Do College Educated Police Officers Perform Better Than Those Without a College Education?. International Journal of Education and Social Science, 2(7), 41-48.

FTOs will have a significant influence on their trainees and thus influence the future of law enforcement making the selection of the trainers a critical component of the process (Scoville, 2005). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration revealed 90% of officers interviewed stated their FTO was the most significant

First, there is lack of information and knowledge on the right police training philosophy, learning approach and training program objectives (CALEA, 2010). This lack of knowledge has immense negative effects on police training, especially because it affects not only senior commanders of police departments but also management, police trainers and other staffs. The other ingredient to police training that lacks is community understanding and support for police training programs (Mitrani, 2014). It is found out that the communities that are served by officers do little to support or appreciate post-academy training programs, which have numerous benefits to communities (CALEA, 2010). For instance, post-academy and field training for newly posted officers helps in the utilization of individual and department creativity, stakeholder collaboration, and effective problem-solving skills and techniques that would improve communal safety and

Training and Development is imperative to the organization’s progress. Training helps addressing employee weaknesses and builds a reliable and skilled workforce. This will improve the employees’ performance and boost their self confidence, and innovation. By acquiring the needed knowledge and skills, employees can perform more efficiently and increase the overall productivity of the organization.

This chapter introduces the literature works relating to training and development and how it has an impact on employee’s performance. It gives detailed explanation and clear idea on previous works by researchers in organizational politics to help in understanding the background information on which this research is based on. The chapter describes the concepts of training and development and the effects on employee performance and the gap in literature.

How did the Kansas City Patrol Study affect routine patrol all across the nation? It affected routine patrol in the fact that It made officers realize that traditional routine patrol in marked police cars did not appear to affect the level of crime. Nor did it affect the public’s feeling of security. The experiment demonstrated that urban police departments can successfully test patrol deployment strategies, and that they can manipulate patrol resources without jeopardizing public safety.

Many of these mandated courses touch on the subject of the use of force since it is such a major topic in law enforcement. Both the particular officer and the department could be held accountable if the training was not completed and an officer uses force in an inappropriate manner. Repetitive training every year for different situations in which an officer is required to use force will help the officer make the right decision more quickly when the real life situation arises this will also help the officer from not second guessing themselves when they do need to make the decision on what option to use. Every officer has the thought in the back of their head that they might have to use deadly force at some point in their career and that would be the hardest thing many people could do is to take another person’s life. Most officers can retire from their career and never have to use deadly force, but some officers are in situations where the only option is to use deadly force to protect their self or someone else. Many officers say they are reluctant to use deadly force even when their life is in immediate danger. There were studies done in a combat setting that found there is an unwillingness in the brain for a human to take

On a daily basis law enforcement officers are faced with danger as they carry out their duty to serve and protect our society from bad people. In dealing with those dangers and being put into those unpredictable situations cops have very little time to organize themselves mentally ad approach the situation with the proper response. Therefore, a good training given to the police can better ones chance of the officer dealing with the situation or possible threats properly. The response that is followed with the appropriate tactics for addressing the situations that possibly include some level of force under any given

Looking at the training on the local level in relation to that of the training academy in Bristol offers a stark difference in the time to train the local law enforcement. The training guide to law enforcement offers that the average training program for local police is about six weeks of training (Academy, 2008). The levels of training reflects the needs of the law enforcement officer and the occurrences that the officer will likely encounter in the field on his patrol. The training of officers usually consists of a classroom part and a field training part. The sessions of training often provide the officers with a balance for the skills and techniques that the officer will likely employ in the field. Such skills and techniques as firearms training, handcuffing, and paperwork preparation are usually training received at a police academy.

To become a police officer you must undergo lots of physical and mental training to make sure you stay safe while keeping others safe to. First, before even being able to go to the police academy you must undergo the application process. The application process is long, that is only to make sure you are quantified for the job. First, you must fill out the application, must be 18 years or older, then you have to send in a control sheet, copy of driver's license, copy of social security card, copy of birth certificate or passport, criminal history report, full driver history, grade release form, health insurance card and signed waiver form, high school diploma, and

The police academy does prepare you physically and also provides theory that you may use. The academy is also where you learn proper handcuffing procedure, self defense etc. However, to have the academy without FTO or vice versa is ludicrous! When you bring the craft and the profession together then you have a great officer in the making. Most of us learn our skills and knowledge

Within todays ever-changing working society, training and development is a key part within any organisation. Employees are the main capital within organisations which suggests

     A major area of training for the recruits is patrol procedures and operation. First, recruits would be trained in the history and importance of patrol. Next, would be orientation into pre-patrol and routine patrol procedures. Once the recruits have a good understanding of the patrol basics, then they would be introduced to patrol activities and incidents. Recruits would have practical application exercises where, under the direct supervision of instructors, they would encounter a variety of possible scenarios. Scenarios may include: traffic stops, felony traffic stops, driving into an ambush, DUI enforcement and procedures, and pursuits. Recruits

Most organizations do not follow-up on the benefits of training as regards staff performance. As a result of this they don’t take training and development as an important factor in organizational growth and survival. Most manages do not know how to assess the return on investment in training, nor are they equipped with the necessary management tools to monitor the decision making process of such investment. It has been discovered that training and development budget is the first cut when the organization is faced with difficulties because most of them are of the opinion that investment in the area of training and development is not linked to the bottom line of the business. Globalization and rapid technological development has changed the conditions for companies and increased competition in the world markets. The quality of a company’s human resources is the key driver for sustained top-level performance. It has become crucial to continually invest in human resource development in order to guarantee success in the global market. As earlier said, managers engage in minimal training thereby not giving quality training to their employees, this in turn affects the overall outcome of the training and the performance of the staff. Most organizations that have a competitive image see more reasons to train their workers than those who are on the lower rung of the ladder of recognition, but training and development is still needed to create a niche. In the light of the above,

Training and development has become increasingly essential to the success of modern organisations, yet some still look at training as a problem or as something that is not taken seriously. Training and development is one key approach used by organisations to improve and maintain the capabilities of its workforce. However, many experts distinguish between training and development, being that training tends to be more closely focused and adapted towards short-term performance concerns, while development tends to be adapted more towards expanding an individual’s skills for future responsibilities (Snell and Bohlander 2007). The main reason that organisations train their employees is to bring their knowledge, skills and abilities up to the