NCJ Number
76323
Journal
Virginia Police Journal Volume: 14 Issue: 3 Dated: (Autumn 1979) Pages: 54-55,57
Date Published
1979
Length
3 pages
Annotation
The impact of tight government budgets on police training is examined.
Abstract
Through the FBI's provision of curricula and instructors throughout the Nation, plus the funding for training provided by LEAA, police training has advanced from woeful inadequacy to standards and programs worthy of the demands of professional policing. These advances are being eroded by current governmental fiscal policies that fail to provide the funding needed to maintain and advance needed police training programs. The number of FBI specialists available for teaching special courses for local police and trainees has been reduced. In New Jersey, the Police Training Commission sets the standards for the various accredited city and county police training academies. Most States have an identical arrangement. The New Jersey Commission requires that 240 hours of training be given to each recruit during the first year on the job. The commission also mandates certain subjects that must be presented and the number of hours the subjects must be taught. Under restricted budgets, however, it is becoming difficult for States to meet required training standards, not to mention the initiation of innovations. No references are given.