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BJS Releases "State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies and Recruits, 2022 – Statistical Tables"

The Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, today released "State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies and Recruits, 2022 – Statistical Tables". This report presents statistical tables on state and local law enforcement training academies and law enforcement recruits in 2022.

The report describes the number and types of law enforcement training academies in the United States in 2022 and it presents findings on the characteristics of recruits and training outcomes. Findings in the report are based primarily on the 2022 Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies, the fifth iteration of the data collection.

Conducted periodically since 2002, CLETA collects information from training academies that are responsible for administering mandatory basic training to newly appointed or elected law enforcement officers on recruits, staff, training curricula, equipment and facilities. These academies are operated by state, regional, county and municipal agencies and by universities, colleges and technical schools. Academies that provide only in-service training are excluded from CLETA.
 

Title:"State and Local Law Enforcement Training Academies and Recruits, 2022 – Statistical Tables (NCJ 309348)"
Author:Emily D. Buehler, PhD, BJS Statistician
Where:https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/state-and-local-law-enforcement-training-academies-and-recruits-2022

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About the Bureau of Justice Statistics

The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Kevin M. Scott, Ph.D., is the acting director. More information about BJS and criminal justice statistics can be found at bjs.ojp.gov.

About the Office of Justice Programs

The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation’s capacity to prevent and reduce crime; advance equity and fairness in the administration of justice; assist victims; and uphold the rule of law. More information about OJP and its program offices – the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office for Victims of Crime and Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking – can be found at www.ojp.gov.

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Date Published: November 14, 2024