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21st Century Issues Related to Police Training and Standards

Law enforcement in Western culture is already several centuries old. Even the most causal reflection will identify the magnitude of change over the years. Police museums are populated with mannequins ...

Education & Training

Building Training Capacity for Homeland Security: Lessons Learned from Community Policing

A heightened state of awareness of terrorist threats has been woven into the everyday experience of many Americans. Nowhere is this more keenly felt than in law enforcement. As law enforcement acknowl...

Education & Training

Distance Learning: Is It the Answer to Your Department’s Training Needs?

Training is vital to the success of individual police officers and their departments. The better trained the officers, the more successful the department. Every department has certain training mandate...

Education & Training

Managing Municipal Police Training Programs with Limited Resources

The training function is a critical and significant function of any agency that is concerned about quality, productivity, liability, and morale. A number of benefits can result from a quality police t...

Ethics

Shared Responsibility: The Next Step in Professional Ethics

Police departments have put in place various programs to address misconduct by officers. These include requiring ongoing ethics training for officers, improving use-of-force policies and training, dev...