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The highest liability issue facing most police departments is police officers’ driving skills. More property damage, injuries, and even deaths occur each year from law enforcement–related traffic ...
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At the time officers are away from their duties and the actual cost of the training program means that the chiefs and the department managers have to make tough choices about what training their offic...
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For the past 38 years, the Burnsville Police Department in Minnesota has required a four-year degree for those candidates wanting to become police officers with our city. At first it seemed to create ...
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The training of police officers in the last century focused mainly on the physical aspects of the job. Officers were expected to be reactive, appearing in a community only when a situation had gotten ...
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Considering today's job market and the past difficulties faced by departments attempting to recruit just enough employees to fill the ranks, many executives must wonder if requiring the college degree...
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The genesis of this article was a panel presentation at the 110th Annual IACP Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After the presentation, more than 100 law enforcement executives and police offi...
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In today's fast-moving, politically charged world, a police chief's professional success is often measured in longevity, the number of hash marks worn on their sleeve. Most successful chief executive ...
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Dover Township is a community with 95,000 population, 158 sworn police officers, and 117 civilian police employees. The police department has an established history for requiring college education dat...
