ABSTRACT

The “T” in LODESTAR stands for “training.” Although there was no “T” in POSDCORB, Luther Gulick (1937) was aware of the importance of training as part of the staffing function. Frederick Taylor (1911) also stressed the importance of training new employees, making it a component of one of his four principles. Neither man, however, gave much attention to continuing education and in-service training, both of which occupy much of the time and a considerable part of the budgets of criminal justice agencies. Clearly, the training function has grown in importance since the period between Taylor’s (1911) and Gulick’s (1937) major articles on staffing. “Failure-to-train” lawsuits ( Ross, 2000 , pp. 330-331) have provided much of the impetus behind making current, correct, and comprehensive training a major managerial responsibility.