Behavioral Sciences Video Resources for Native American, Rural and Other Under-Served Police Departments. Executive Summary

摘要

In response to the National Institute of Justices (NIJ) 2000 Solicitation for Research, Evaluation, Development and Demonstration Projects, the Fraternal Order of Police, Old Pueblo Lodge No. 5,Tucson, Arizona, submitted a proposal to develop one command officer training video and eight officer/family member videos addressing various types of stress in under-served law enforcement groups. Due to the expense and logistics of developing, evaluating and distributing a large number of videos during one grant period, NTJ recommended conducting a smaller pilot study with two videos and a strong evaluation component. If the evaluation of the pilot materials proved favorable, NIJ would consider future funding for the remaining videos. An addendum to the original proposal, incorporating NIJs recommendations, was submitted and approved. The purpose of this summary is to present an overview about the development and evaluation of pilot drafts of two stress-related video resources and written guides designed specifically for law enforcement officers and family members within Native American, campus, small town and rural jurisdictions.