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Basic and Advanced Training of Police Officers - A Comparison of West Germany and the United States

NCJ Number
92116
Journal
Police Studies Volume: 6 Issue: 3 Dated: (Fall 1983) Pages: 24-35
Author(s)
J W Stevens
Date Published
1983
Length
12 pages
Annotation
Police training in the Federal Republic of Germany is highly standardized from state to state, combines theoretical and applied studies, and begins with a recruit training program lasting between one and one-half and three years.
Abstract
Further courses must be passed before promotion. Senior officer training and specialized continuation training are carried out at a national academy. The author compares the advantages and disadvantages of this system to the decentralized combinations of police academy and college criminal justice courses found in the United States. (Publisher abstract)