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r· THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CIVIL DISORDERS 1016 16TH STRE E T, N .W. WASHINGTOtl, D. C. . 0 _/" 20036 . Septero~er 20~ 1967 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR !Id MEMORANDUM TO THE COMMISSIONE<t---SUBJECT: Possible Ad Hoc Recommendation Calling for Special Training Course for Local Law Enfor~ement Officials r. · This memorandum is designed to serve as a basis for discussion of a possible ad hoc recommendation by the Commission, calling upon the President to instruct the Department of Justice to establish and conduct this winter a training program for local law enforcement officials in riot prevention and control. 2. 'l'he background to the proposed recommendation is as follows. Over the past seven weeks, the staff and I have had several discussions with the F~B.I., the Department of Justice and others with respect to possible methods by which the riot cont~ol and riot prevention techniques of local police forces can be upgraded. One of those with whom we discussed the question, Patrick Murphy, the Assistant Director of the Department of Justice Office of Law Enforcement Assistance, has submitted a memorandum suggesting as a possible approach the esta.blishr~nt of a training cours·e in Washington for law enforcement officials of the Nation's 100 largest cities or, alternate ly, of all cities with population of over 100,000. 3. Murphy's proposal. envisions a two day conferenc~ for mayors, a one we ek course for.police chiefs, and a two to four week course for other key police personne l -- chiefs of operations, directors of planning, dire ctors of training, and dire ctors of community relations. The course w_o uld include such �2 subjects as community relations, detection systems-, riot control tactics, r a pid mobilization, command and control syste ms, intellige nce systems, communications systems, decision making during riots, advance planning, and joint operations with neighboring police, the state police, the National Guard and the Army. 4. The cost of the program is estimated by Mr. Murphy to be roughly $500,000. Da.vid Ginsburg Executive Director �