SOC 3750 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Police Legitimacy, Democracy, Police Science
6 Oct 2016
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A review of the international literature on the role of higher education in police training and education. Examining relationship between high education and policing. Higher education institutions advocating a shift from police training to education that will create formal links between initial training, career progression and academic qualifications to further the police professionalization agenda. Higher education and policing in england and wales. Global economic downturn has increased demand for reform in structure of police recruitment and training unusual bc usually stems from lack of public confidence. Not very much research on the relationship between higher education and policing in england and. Government plays a huge role in funding criminal justice personnel to attend university and this encouraged the establishment of criminal justice programmes for police officers. Initial reluctance to embrace the idea that a college education adds value to the training of police.
