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Information Media Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 1, St. Cloud State University

Information Media Newsletter

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Police Emergency Driving Instruction Program Evaluation, John W. Palmer

Culminating Projects in Teacher Development

This study attempts to answer the basic question, "Does practice and instruction in simulated emergency situations lead to improvement in the driving performance of the treated subjects, as related to accident reduction?"

As a group of drivers, police officers receive little or no special preparation in driving skills. With preparation minimal, it would follow that polic officers who are confronted with emergency situations will often respond incorrectly and collisions will be the result. Training can, therefore, eliminate many accidents.

The study at St. Cloud State University was limited to comparisons between two groups of Minnesota Police Officders. The experimental group …

Information Media Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 2, St. Cloud State University

Information Media Newsletter

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