Police Academy

N.J. city to pay former cadets $4M in academy OT after class action lawsuit

The lawsuit was filed by three academy graduates from 2017 and 2018 on behalf of their whole classes

Pa. police academy: Cadets have more options as department offers pour in

Departments often call Penn Highlands Police Academy, asking if any soon-to-be graduates are ready for jobs and offering pay incentives

How adding Trikke Positrons to their fleet is helping this police department reinvent patrol and strengthen community engagement

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Trikke Professional Mobility

The personal patrol vehicles offer several surprising benefits at a sprawling downtown college campus

NYPD's budget will be cut by $132M, next 5 academy classes cancelled

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The move will result in an estimated decrease of officers to about 29,000 by 2025

NYPD to halt academy classes amid city hiring freeze

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Mayor Eric Adams announced that next year's city budget will come with "extremely painful" cuts, which are likely to impact the NYPD and FDNY

Mass. State Police academy loses record numbers of recruits

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The academy often loses recruits who come unprepared or get sick or injured; but this year, many have changed their minds about becoming officers

New Calif. officer sworn into PD in wife’s hospital room, with newborn son in hand

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“This career … often involves balancing work and family, and our chief is so supportive of the family life outside of work,” the Modesto PD stated

After Ill. college considers thin blue line flag removal, PD official threatens to pull academy support

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“I will take every resource out of the academy … I will not allow another potential probationary police officer to be part of this academy,” a Bloomingdale PD official said

Female recruits get a leg up on physical agility test during Calif. PD’s practice training

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The event is designed to provide potential recruits with tips and advice to help them pass the department’s physical agility test – the single most common stumbling block for female recruits

California police recruits get a taste of what's to come

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The three weeks of pre-academy training for Santa Ana Police recruits is designed to test their ability to perform in tense situations

Modernizing police training: The imperative for academies to adapt or face legal consequences

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Rising incidents of recruit injuries and deaths highlight need for training reforms

Breaking down PERF's "Transforming Police Recruit Training: 40 Guiding Principles" report

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I strongly recommend every administrator, trainer, supervisor and field training officer read this report, which will help police academies chart a course for the future

$90M public safety training center in Atlanta gets funding approval

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The mayor said the training center will "better prepare our fire, police and emergency responders to protect and serve our communities"

Atlanta’s $90M police training center expected to open in 2024

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The new training center site is a former city prison farm. The city and the Atlanta Police Foundation have been working together to build the center since April 2021

How the Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies provides data on recruitment trends, training needs and officer performance issues

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National data quantifying the amount and content of law enforcement basic training can identify what is working well and where changes are needed in police training