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The evolution of police officers’ competencies during police training
Sat, September 14, 8:00 to 9:15am, Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, Floor: Ground floor, Amphitheater 2 „Nicolae Titulescu”Abstract
This presentation aims to provide insight into the evolution of basic police officer competences during the basic training period. Previous panel research has found police officers’ competencies can change during the police socialisation process. Therefore, the present study set out to explore the extent of changes in a number of competences during the training period. The competences were derived from the competence profiles that are used in the selection procedure of police officers in Belgium. Data were collected as part of a PhD study via a panel survey among 570 police recruits (348 recruit inspectors, 165 recruit chief inspectors and 57 recruit commissioners) from December 2020 to September 2022. During this presentation the results are discussed and possible explanations for the evolution of competencies are reflected on.