The Current State of Police Training Programs The Historical Approach to Training Changing Demographics of Police Populations Knowing Our Limitations A Downward Spiral The Challenges Ahead A Starting Point Historical Perspectives on Police Training Training Soldiers and Police: Parallels and Contrasts The Traditional Approach The Role of the Media Evolving Approaches to Police Training The Challenge of Diversity The Educated Recruit Surviving Field Training Four Steps to Initiating Change in Instructional Programs Skinning the Cat Choice A: You Will Tell Them Choice B: Some Will Tell You Choice C: All Will Show and Tell You Stop Lecturing An Accurate Mirror Trusting in Trainer Ingenuity A Training Experiment Addressing Adult Learning Styles Visual Learners Auditory Learners Kinesthetic Learners A Study in Techniques Beyond the Slide Show: Visual Techniques Hearing What Is Said: Auditory Techniques Feeling the Gist: Kinesthetic Techniques Bringing It All Together A Revision Challenge Law Enforcement Curriculum Development Overview Qualities of Police Performance Objectives Objectives Are Student Focused Objectives Are Unbiased and Measurable Police Training Lesson Plans: Basics Lesson 1: The "Four Corners" Rule Lesson 2: Portability Lesson 3: Anonymity Six Levels of Understanding: Police Cognitive Skills Training Applying Bloom's Taxonomy Cognitive Level One: Knowledge Cognitive Level Two: Comprehension Cognitive Level Three: Application Cognitive Level Four: Analysis Cognitive Level Five: Evaluation Cognitive Level Six: Synthesis Final Commentary on Cognitive Skills Training Five Levels of Internal Change: Police Affective Skills Training Affective Level One: Receiving Data Affective Level Two: Responding to Data Affective Level Three: Valuing Data Affective Level Four: Organizing Data Affective Level Five: Characterizing Data or Values Final Commentary on Affective Skills Training Five Levels of Ability: Police Psychomotor Skills Training Psychomotor Level One: Perception of Need for Action Psychomotor Level Two: Ready for Action Psychomotor Level Three: Guided Action Psychomotor Level Four: Habit of Action Psychomotor Level Five: Independent Action Final Commentary on Psychomotor Skills Basic Instructional Methodology for Law Enforcement Training Ice-Breakers Brainstorming Case Study/Critical Incident Case Study: Hope v. Pelzer Final Commentary on Basic Instructional Methods Intermediate Instructional Techniques Demonstration Skits Role-Playing Final Commentary on Dramatic Methods Construction of Law Enforcement Lesson Plans: Preliminary Development Developing Anticipatory Sets Writing Valid Objectives for Law Enforcement Developing Quality Content Chemistry versus Control Writing Quality Content Research-Based Content Documenting Research and Sources Developing Teaching Points Conclusion Enhancing Instruction: Approaches to Ancillary Development A Dual Purpose Using Exploratory Tasks Developing Insightful Exercises Right and Wrong Examples Current and Future Trends in Police Training Scenario-Based Learning Writing SBL Objectives A Model of Excellence: Howard County, Maryland Virtual Reality E-Learning and Computer-Based Training Gaming Appendix Selected Bibliography Index.