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> Training only goes so far Compared to other countries American cops aren't really trained at all. In Germany the training period for a police officer is 2 t
by jonp888 2y ago
> Training only goes so far
Compared to other countries American cops aren't really trained at all.
In Germany the training period for a police officer is 2 to 3 years, in the US it's usually less then 6 months.
- Aloisius 2y agoIt's not quite that bad. That US 6 month number excludes field training (typically 1 year) whereas the 2-3 year German number includes it (6 months I believe). This largely stems from a difference in how academies work. In many countries, field training is required to graduate. In the US, field training is required after you graduate in order to get a permanent job. This skews the total training time numbers. That said, American police are still undertrained by comparison.