State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies, 2002

• NCJ Number: 204030
• Author(s): Matthew J. Hickman
• Date Published: January 2005
• Length: 26 pages
• Agencies: BJS
• Publication Type: Statistics

Annotation

This report presents data on personnel, facilities and resources, trainees, and training curricula of law enforcement academies in the United States, from the 2002 Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies.

Abstract

Presents data on personnel, facilities and resources, trainees, and training curricula of law enforcement academies in the United States, from the 2002 Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies. This is the first survey of training academies ever conducted by BJS. All academies that provide basic law enforcement training are included. Special topics include training related to terrorism, community policing, and racial profiling.

• Among basic law enforcement academy classes that completed training during 2002, an estimated 61,354 recruits started training and 53,302 (or 87%) successfully completed or graduated from their training program.
• Academies in 2002 employed about 12,200 full-time and 25,700 part-time trainers or instructors.
• The total expenditures of training academies during fiscal 2002 was an estimated $725.6 million, including $351.2 million among county, regional, or State academies, $299.4 million among city or municipal academies, and $75.1 million among college, university, or technical school academies.