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> From what I've read most police officers in the US are barely high school graduates Where did you read this?
by throwawayboise 6y ago
> From what I've read most police officers in the US are barely high school graduates
Where did you read this?
- oblio 6y agoI can't say I have statistics, but I've been involved in enough online forum debates to find out (and be horrified) that the US police academy is at best a 6 month long thing (post high shool). I'd love to be proven wrong and find out that the majority of US police officers are well educated, and I mean that in the sense that they have advanced training about their jobs, de-escalation, law, etc.).
- throwawayboise 6y agoI haven't looked into the question myself, but admit I misread your comment to mean "barely graduated high school" not "barely [more than] high school graduates." I do know that there is no "US police academy" or standardized national training curriculum; it's all at the state level, and within states even municipalites can have their own requirements and standards.
- gremlinsinc 6y agoThe average US police department requires fewer hours of training than what it takes to become a barber or a plumber - 672 hours of basic training. https://www.insider.com/some-police-academies-require-fewer-hours-of-training-plumbing-2020-6 https://www.insider.com/some-police-academies-require-fewer-... Where a cop should be required 4 year degree at a minimum, with required courses in sociology, communications, psychology, anything else that might help them w/ behavior and de-escalation and staying calm under pressure. They should also have the same requirements for continuing education as nurses, doctors, teachers.