Police Academy
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
Rising incidents of recruit injuries and deaths highlight need for training reforms
The three weeks of pre-academy training for Santa Ana Police recruits is designed to test their ability to perform in tense situations
Staffing is the lowest it’s been in 20 years. Officials hope a new approach will change that
City officials called the complex the first of its kind nationwide
Graduates spoke about their experience with the grant, which can be used to fund training that leads to an in-demand occupation
Interim Chief Rade Vanic says many recruits left for “personal reasons”
Many officers look back on their time at the police academy with a sense of accomplishment and pride, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t hit some snags along the way
There are ways to improve academy training to promote desired learning outcomes that transfer to real-world encounters
The proposal comes three months after the city decided to give the police department less money
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The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation
The officers are equipped with more hands-on experience than any class in Academy history
A recent presentation to the LA Police Commission addressed how to evolve the police academies of today to deliver the officers of tomorrow
The new officers are the first to join the department since 530 entered the academy in January
An academy class in March was cancelled due to the pandemic, and then another one in July amid budget cuts
The event featured choreographed stunts, gymnastics and parade floats
Forging partnerships with faculty members at local colleges and universities can have a direct impact on the quality of officer candidates in your region
How well a police academy prepared a new officer can be effectively assessed through surveys conducted during the field training process
Some of the reforms being proposed nationwide seem more like fantasy than realistic goals for rural law enforcement
How to be successful from your first day at the academy through graduation day
A random encounter with a Latvian prompted my commitment to learn something new every day
Councilmembers argued that funds would be better spent on social programs than a new class of police officers
My husband may have been the one who left for the police academy, but the experience was for the two of us
Using the documentary “Charm City” to teach Baltimore police recruits
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The police officer is woven from precious fabric, cut from cloth that most will never have the courage or the conviction to wear
While numbers of new police recruits may be down, men and women in police academies nationwide long to realize their dream of becoming a great cop
From mobile bunkhouses for officers held over for court to comprehensive wellness programs, here’s a look at police officer retention strategies in action
Chicago
The $95M project won’t get to the root of crime in the poverty-stricken community, critics say
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