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Police Training in Sexual Assault Response

Process, Outcomes, and Elements of Change

Kimberly A. Lonsway

American Bar Foundation

Susan Welch

Police Training Institute

Louise F. Fitzgerald

University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign

This study evaluates an experimental training program at a Midwestern police academy. In Study 1, one class of police recruits participated in a typical training protocol, and two classes attended the experimental program. Outcomes were compared with quantitative measures and qualitative analysis of performance in a simulated sexual assault interview. In Study 2, outcomes were assessed (a) before the experimental program, (b) after classroom instruction but before a simulated interview, (c) after classroom instruction and a simulated interview, and (d) after classroom instruction and two simulated interviews. Results suggest that specialized training is effective in improving behavioral performance but not cognitive or attitudinal outcomes. The conclusions highlight the importance of behaviorally focused training and evaluation.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 28, No. 6, 695-730 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/009385480102800602
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