Training requirements
Law Enforcement is a demanding profession and they
must be well trained. They receive the best training in the world by going to
the police academy and being on the street. To be hired by a police department,
candidates must go through a police academy for twelve to fourteen weeks. In
this academy, the men and women learn constitutional and state laws and go
through a physical basic camp. The academic work covers law enforcement ethics,
rules and regulations. Intellectual skills can help the policeman, get a
confession out of a suspect or help them in a domestic dispute when children
are present in the home. They also go through emergency vehicle operation
training, so that they can drive cars at high speeds and talk on the radios. It
also takes muscle to wrestle someone down and put handcuffs on, so they learn
self-defense tactics and must pass a fitness exam. Once the officers are finally
on a department, conditioning and thinking on their feet continues. The training
scenarios turn into real life situations and they realize that it is not
practice anymore. This first year
on the job, known as the rookie year, can cause major stressors. The rookies
spend most of their time realizing that the job of a police officer is very
unpredictable (Kirschman 17). They experience and witness very real
events that take very sound judgment and complete awareness of safety.
must be well trained. They receive the best training in the world by going to
the police academy and being on the street. To be hired by a police department,
candidates must go through a police academy for twelve to fourteen weeks. In
this academy, the men and women learn constitutional and state laws and go
through a physical basic camp. The academic work covers law enforcement ethics,
rules and regulations. Intellectual skills can help the policeman, get a
confession out of a suspect or help them in a domestic dispute when children
are present in the home. They also go through emergency vehicle operation
training, so that they can drive cars at high speeds and talk on the radios. It
also takes muscle to wrestle someone down and put handcuffs on, so they learn
self-defense tactics and must pass a fitness exam. Once the officers are finally
on a department, conditioning and thinking on their feet continues. The training
scenarios turn into real life situations and they realize that it is not
practice anymore. This first year
on the job, known as the rookie year, can cause major stressors. The rookies
spend most of their time realizing that the job of a police officer is very
unpredictable (Kirschman 17). They experience and witness very real
events that take very sound judgment and complete awareness of safety.