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Melton mentions the inadequate training of police officers in the NYPD, thorough
the words of the Deputy Commissioner of the NYPD. There is a need to train officers to
exercise self-control, using violence only when it is warranted (Melton, 1989, p. 3 of 8).
Herbert states that "to avoid the ad hoc decision making of boss-dependent
policing, these more professional officers would be beholden instead to a well-regulated
bureaucratic order administered by a powerful chief insulated from city politics"
(Herbert, 1997, pp. 59-60).
Goldstein argues that police should hire college-educated employees because
college experience will produce a better police officer (p. 286). In addition, a college
education could provide a better foundation for a more practical management (Goldstein,
1977, p. 304).
A police agency's book of written rules is sometimes called by different names,
but this book varies little in spirit or in essence. A "duty manual" may also be referred to
as an "operations manual," or "the procedures manual." It may also be referred to as
simply a collection of "rules and regulations," or "standard operating procedures."
Regardless of what it is called, the duty manual outlines the rules that govern officers
while they are on duty and even in their off-duty hours" (Thibault, 2001, p. 125).
A police agency defines its role in the duty manual as well. This definition of
roles and rules is essential in two ways. First of all, police officers learn what their roles
are and what is expected from them, allowing them to act without hesitation. Second, by
making the duty manual available to the public, police give the citizenry the opportunity42
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Lofca, Izzet. A Case Study on Police Misconduct in the United States of America and an Applicable Model for the Turkish National Police., thesis, August 2002; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3234/m1/48/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .