Hey, those look like that 50k "fixer upper" you were trying to sell!
Hey, those look like that 50k "fixer upper" you were trying to sell!
The argument is that studies show that officers with higher levels of education use less force. There could be many reasons for that. Regardless, it'sa dramatic shift in MCPD to drop that requirement. 60 college credits has been the minimum for a long time. A couple years ago they also accepted some military experience in lieu of education... then they accepted some prior law enforcement in lieu.I'd defer to @spoon059 on that.
Hey, those look like that 50k "fixer upper" you were trying to sell!
The argument is that studies show that officers with higher levels of education use less force. There could be many reasons for that. Regardless, it'sa dramatic shift in MCPD to drop that requirement. 60 college credits has been the minimum for a long time. A couple years ago they also accepted some military experience in lieu of education... then they accepted some prior law enforcement in lieu.
Now we are dropping education altogether. I don't know what the end result will be... but the fact that MCPD has been forced to lower it's standards so many times and still struggles to fill the ranks is exceptionally troubling in my mind.
The argument is that studies show that officers with higher levels of education use less force. There could be many reasons for that. Regardless, it'sa dramatic shift in MCPD to drop that requirement. 60 college credits has been the minimum for a long time. A couple years ago they also accepted some military experience in lieu of education... then they accepted some prior law enforcement in lieu.
Now we are dropping education altogether. I don't know what the end result will be... but the fact that MCPD has been forced to lower it's standards so many times and still struggles to fill the ranks is exceptionally troubling in my mind.
Thank you for your thoughts and insight.The argument is that studies show that officers with higher levels of education use less force. There could be many reasons for that. Regardless, it'sa dramatic shift in MCPD to drop that requirement. 60 college credits has been the minimum for a long time. A couple years ago they also accepted some military experience in lieu of education... then they accepted some prior law enforcement in lieu.
Now we are dropping education altogether. I don't know what the end result will be... but the fact that MCPD has been forced to lower it's standards so many times and still struggles to fill the ranks is exceptionally troubling in my mind.
25-50 years after Apocalypse.Will this ever get better?
Training standards are set by MPTC, not the County.Sheriff's job but I don't see the efficiency in this. What will they do eventually? Lower all of the standards?
I always miss the good stuff. Damn.25-50 years after Apocalypse.
Yes, but it's not a 100% correlation.Is there data showing that having a college degree makes one a 'better' cop ?
Perhaps.Isn't the predictable and desired outcome of lowered standards for LE that there will be more documented incidents of misuse of authority by lessor trained officers?
Before PDs were "certified" and presumably less professional, a degreed beat cop was rare or on his way up to management.Yes, but it's not a 100% correlation.
College used to teach analytical skills, reading comprehension and professional writing skills. (not now)
The slippery slope has turned into a cliff....
Maybe the next thing to get dropped will be marksmanship.
Training standards are set by MPTC, not the County.
Before PDs were "certified" and presumably less professional, a degreed beat cop was rare or on his way up to management.
At least that's the way it was when my Uncle and Grandfather were cops. (Wilmington DE)
I've trained some highly educated idiots over the course of my career. I remember a rookie with a Master's Degree in something or other. Very smart guy, but completely incapable of making snap decisions based upon limited data. I remember he would struggle with the dumbest thing. We'd get a call for a theft occurred earlier. We'd be driving to the call and talking about what needs to be done. Verify the crime, document what was stolen, cost, serial numbers, pictures, etc. Easy peasy call. We got there, it was actually a burglary that occurred earlier. Process is still the same... verify, document, cost, serial numbers, pictures. Only difference was a burglary required some more paperwork and potentially a notification to detectives. This guy could not handle a change from what he expected. He literally shut down and I watched him reboot himself to figure out how to handle the call.****Yea this. I don't see the disadvantage to having a more educated workforce at least in terms of critical thinking skills and the potential to have a better understanding of logic, concepts and perhaps even a better understanding of the judicial system and all of its parts for criminal justice majors or people with that type of formal education.