The Caucasian., 1911-05-11
A SCHOOL FOR
new POLICEMEN
They Are Thoroughly Instructed
as to Their Duties.
CHICAGO TRYING THE SCHEME
Object Is to Do Away With Lack Of
Specialized Training as the Basic
Cause of Inefficiency Course at
School Covers Three Months.

Cause OF lnefncIency course at
School Covers Three Months.
In nearly every city Of any size one
of the terrors is the new policeman"
The newspapers frequently record
misdeeds Indiscriminate use of Weap-
ons, of1ciousness and even crimes have
been charged against him. The city
Of Chicago has undertaken to supply
the remedy and has established 3
school of instruction for probationary
policemen.
No effort is made to give the new
men general education. The school
deals solely with the duties of the po-
nceman. He is instructed on the fol-
lowing subjects:
Rules and regulations Of the depart
ment, city ordinances and criminal
law.
First aid to the injured and enforce
ment of the sanitary regulations.
The conduct of police court business
through the actual operation of mock
court.
The preparation Of evidence in Grim
inal cases. by an assistant corporation
counsel.
Practical police work and special po-
lice duty, such as suppression Of gam
bling, traffic regulation, detective work
and Identification by officers specially
qualified.
Use OF the revolver by trained ex-
perts.
Drill and setting up exercise by the
driIlmaster of the department.
For one month the new policemen
do not leave the school. The second
month Of their service they are placed
for one week on traffic duty in the
downtown district and the other three
weeks on special assignments in other
precincts. During this second month
they report at the school every Satur-
day, submitting written reports Of their
police duty and receiving additional in
structions.
Keep In Touch With School.
The third month of their service the
new policemen do not report directly
to the school, but they are obliged to
make weekly reports on their police
duty, and where they fail to accom-
plish results they are sent back to the
school. for additional instructions.
The school is managed entirely by
members Of the police department of
the city Of Chicago, and the new Off
GERS are available for duty at any time
they are needed.
A sample days program Of the work
of the school gives an idea of what
the new policemen are taught It is
as follows:
q. m.-Rou call
a. m. to $50 a. m.-Sefting up exercise
and drill.
ESQ a. M to 10 a. m.-Instructions on
rules and regulations and correspondence.
10 a. m. to IL a. m.-Instructions on city
ordinances on explosives, fireworks and
throwing missiles.
II q. m. to IL noon = Instructions on
crimes, murder and manslaughter.
Noon to p. m.-Luncheon
p. m. to 2 p. m.-Instruction on traffic
rules.
p. m. to .. m.-Instructions on the
city ordinances on pool selling and book
making.
p. m to $3.50 p. m.-Study.
$50 D. m to 4:30 D. m.-Instruction on
preparation of evidence.
z:S0 p. m. to $50 p. m.-ReyolYer prac-
tice.
Subjects Vary by Days.
The subjects on which instructions
are given vary from day to day, but
the program L. so arranged that Of
the ITO hours the new policemen pass
at the school thirty are devoted to the
study Of the rules and regulations Of
the department, thirty to that Of the
city ordinances, thirty to that of the
criminal law, thirty to drill and setting
up exercise, eight to revolver practice,
eight to traffic regulation, four to in
struction in first aid to the injured and
the enforcement Of the sanitary regula-
tons, sixteen In general study, eight
In attendance at court and six in mis-
cellaneous work.
Saturdays are devoted entirely to
drill, instruction in practical police
work and review and examination.
All through their course at the school
the new policemen are marked on all
their work, and If they fail to attain
the proper degree of efficiency they are