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Law Enforcement should be a profession, just like doctors and nurses.
Formal education. Licensing with a college whose role is to protect the public. Malpractice insurance. Requirements to remain current, and eligible to practice.
You don't need to study to become a police officer in the US? OMFG! You have to study 1.5-2 years in the UK and then spend months in the field under supervision as an apprentice.
https://golawenforcement.com/articles/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-a-police-officer/
Up to six months... Yikes.
In the software engineer industry, if you spent a year in a coding bootcamp, I still wouldn't trust you to know what you're doing.
Ehhhh..... That's misleading.
In many places to be eligible for the academy you'd have to have an associates or bachelors degree.
But again, location dependant.
Just two years of prior "responsible work experience" required here in Maryland.
But a degree in what because if it's a degree in literature that's useless. I suspect no cop has a degree in literature
Usually called a criminal justice degree, includes basic law classes, administration, stuff like that. Offered in a lot of county colleges where it's required.
Not that it results in a better cop at all imo, just saying the timeframe of a max of 6 months throughout the US is really misleading.