Education and Law Enforcement

Education and Law Enforcement

Education and Law Enforcement

The college education is very useful for police, it leads to efficient learning and help in applying new methods and techniques need to be utilized to ensure that today's police force remains highly trained, professional and effective (Mineard, 2006). In the past, police officers were minimally educated, entered their careers at twenty-one or twenty-two years of age and had only school education prior to becoming police officers. Many law enforcement officers of the past entered police work directly from military service or school.

Officers who are better educated and have ...