Innovative Law Enforcement Training Programs: Meeting State & Local Needs

Abstract

The results-oriented seminar has emerged from a series of successful law enforcement training programs offered by OJJDP in conjunction with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. These programs include special interagency efforts to control habitual juvenile offenders and a series of seminars based on a community-oriented approach to dealing with troubled, problem, and delinquent youth. The Gang and Drug POLICY seminar recognizes each community's unique makeup, and its goal is to develop an interagency process and plan to launch a comprehensive gang and drug program for each participating jurisdiction. The seminar includes a complete set of guidelines and planning materials. POLICY I, the first seminar, is designed for law enforcement executives. POLICY II is a followup seminar that demonstrates how to implement management principles Presented in POLICY I. SAFE POLICY (School Administrators for Effective Police, Prosecution, Probation Operations Leading to Improved Children and Youth Services) examines the critical role schools, courts, and police play in handling problems with juveniles. A seminar on child abuse and exploitation is designed for full-time law enforcement investigators who are responsible for cases involving child abuse, sexual exploitation of children, child pornography, and missing children. Finally, an intensive program referred to as Managing Juvenile Operations is available for juvenile unit commanders.