Police Education and Training: A Comparative Analysis of Law Enforcement Preparation in Two Countries

• In Event: Law Enforcement Academy Training

Abstract

Police academy training varies across locations and regions with regard to both training process and training content. Initial police academy training and education develops the minds, career goals, and attitudes of future law enforcement officers who will be in charge of social order. This study hypothesizes that required higher education will impact both the content and process of police academy training. Moreover, it is believed that content and process of police academy training will impact officer behavior and potentially the policing style displayed by officers in the future. The study examines academy characteristics in specific locations in the United States and Canada in order to evaluate the impact required higher education has on training processes and content in police training academies.

Author

• Citlali Deverge, The University of Southern Mississippi