Prof travels to Greece for internationa conference on police selection, trainin by T.J. Bond, editor, and 4 Dr. Bud Stephenson, associate professor of psychology . Bud Stephenson almost didn’t go to Greece last Spring, but the North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Advanced Study Institute made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. In addition to an invitation to the, prestigious invitational International Conference on the Application of Psychology to the Selection and Training of Police, NATO-ASI nominated him for a National Science Foundation Grant to travel to the conference which was held on the island of Skiathos, which is thirty miles off the coastal city of Volos in the Aegean Sea. The conference included representatives from 14 countries: Canada, Denmark France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. Among the 68 participants in the conference was Dr. Stephenson's roommate, Mr. Recep Gultekin, the Director of Intelligence in Ankora with the Turkish National Police. Mr. Gultekin had arrested, on a murder charge, the man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1983. The man had _ escaped from Turkey following that arrest and was being sought by Mr. Gultekin when he shot the Pope. “About half the people attending the conference were academic types, like myself,” said Dr. Stephenson. “And the _ rest were law enforcement officials—people who are in a position to make changes.” “Of the participants from the U.S., there were two psychologisits from the L.A. Sherriff’s Department, a police psychologist from the FBI Academy, two _ police psychologists from Maryland and myself,” he said. The research presented, titled ‘Moral Development of Individuals Selecting Careers in Law Enforcement: Implications for Selection and Training” (published by the photos by Dr. Bud Stephenson Journal ministration), of Police was Science and Ad- completed by Dr. Stephenson and Musgrave, psychology deparignembers. Dr. Stephensompite moral development discipisearch he presented does nofity in this case, but to how yssuited to following orders pio make a moral judgement @inn. He is looking faltp law en- forcement offici: B'sons who would be likely t.jping an officer. Possible pape overreacting and commpbats or being “too understanper issuing tickets because thégagood excuse. Ideal policempts enforce the laws without famaout it or taking the adminigistice into their own hand e to stay somewhat emotioga from the situation. “It was veryilo see the similarities and difigiecting and training police # western world,” said Dr. § explained that in the United has been in the forefront of legpovide for the development offiiards training. * “Our state certifftirement is between 400-600 h partments have moved to as hours. In at (profescontrast, a potent sional police office sidentified through a vocatio} tly as 14 years of age and 10 years in the police ac so-called “tourist police” w hily police activities such as" train in a program more lik nd in the United States,” he With respect to: velopment research presente¢ phenson, there was an interegst between most U.S. departmefir countries such as England ingwch to the area of discretion infiter's work. Many policies in Ufdepartments appear to be intendggut a course of action given cerifitances—to decrease discretioné On the other Police are now being values, judgement —strategigitent of increasing the office: judgement. Other researgnl development suggests thatifing of such strategies is going | elevel of clear and blue—like around a tropical island. “The island was very different from Mainland Greece which was much more barren and dry, in appearance much like the western deserts of Utah,” described Dr. Stephenson. “Athens was very industrialized with 1ittle, if any, attention to environmental con- cerns or pollution controls. The heavy daily dose of smoke is said to be taking quite a toll on the ancient ruins such as those at the Acropolis,” he said. From what Dr. Stephenson could determine, the Greek government pays very little for restoration. Most of what is underway is funded from private sources such a as a few wealthy Greek families. mmented, “We just dom’t wi ldgements made by the ‘seat o yas in the past.” Many of partments were more receptive | development research ianc @ ;,than are U.S. departments. “Politically, |Greee y fond of Americans, butt the ¢ were very friendly,” comment ephenson, noting that nattional @rpresident were underwajy andgrican propaganda was runnin, In spite of ameavy@eand some of the other paarticipaconference were able to hilike acthos and see some of the loocal papell as the Greek countrysside. Twas pretty well covered with evegsand olive groves, and therre wemocky cliffs. Surprisingly thoough, $also many beautiful sandy! beack water was Weber State College Comment, October 1985, page 6 Weber State College Comment, October 1985, page 7