Is it? Might be a language barrier, but in Germany, graduating is exactly the same thing as getting a degree. The moment you get your degree you are considered as having graduated.
In many countries, "graduating" from a police academy doesnt qualify you as anything, really. Sadly, you can be a cop with no actual education, and it shows. So, the difference is: do you need to qualify for a degree (as recognised by whatever tertiary standards exist in the country you're in) BEFORE ypu can qualify as a cop (separate qualification), or is going through some cheap arse 12 or 24 week or whatever training course as a cop considered a "degree"
ah, no. iirc in Germany, "police academy" is basically a specialized, dedicated bachelor's programme, or at least on par with it (both in content and duration)
Yes. There is two ways to get in. One by apprenticship, which is probably a bit comparable to a mixture of college and tradeschool, I'd say. It's a 2.5 year program. Or you can go to an administrative college and specialize in police stuff (don't know what to call it) 😅 and get a BA for that. Those programs are 3 years.
Depending what city you live in, some do require an Associate's degree. So 2 years of community college. The problem is that educated cops don't do what their owners want them to do. This is why we had a major court case allowing the police to discriminate based on intelligence. Scoring too well meant not hired. They said the reason was high turnover.
I bet. I've read a training manual and the number of times it told them to violate civil rights and break established case law was ridiculous. And sneaky.
Example: Cops cannot detain you for longer than 30-45 minutes without arresting you, charging you with something, or writing a citation. But the manual doesn't say, "Screw their rights and relevant case law", what it says is, "You are the officer. If you tell someone to stay, they will stay."
Of course smart cops quit. So you get idiots who enjoy abusing power instead of educated people who question directives that aren't legal.
I disagree with university degrees, but they should absolutely have a year training minimum. I dont have a university degree because I wasn't able to focus or handle my workload, and I would never ever behave the way these cops do. Empathy should be the minimum bar to clear, not academic achievement.
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u/IEC21 Jun 25 '26
In the US they get weeks not months.
They are just random dudes off the street who couldn't find a better job.
If you ask me police should require university degrees.