Police Training Research Paper
Training for police officers is essential to the police department and the community. It allows the officer a pre-glimpse of what the roles and duties of a career in law enforcement will be like. During police training, officers will be tested and then evaluated on his or her performance. Officers will be tested on his or her physical or mental state. Both mental and physical state are essential to the livingly-hood of the officers and the department. One type of training that focus on the officer’s physical or mental states is psychomotor training. Psychomotor training have five levels: Perception, Readiness, Guide Action, Habit of Action, and Independent Action.
Introduction “To Protect and Serve,” is the motto of every …show more content…
Officers are trained to handle evidence, defense tactics, firearms, communication, transportation, and in arresting; however, that wasn’t always the case. In the 1840s through the early 1990s, policing was characterized with having a “watchmen” style of policing. Recruits were not formally screened and any training they received was left to seasoned police officers in the field. Unfortunately, the policing of the “watchmen era” was corrupted and this led to a reform in policing in the 1900s. According to Samuel Walker, reformers sought to eliminate political influences, hire qualified leaders, and raise personnel standards (Walker, 1977). Richard Sylvester, superintendent of the Washington, D.C., Police Department from 1898 to 1915, became the national voice for police reform. Another reformer, known as August Vollmer, police chief in Berkeley, California, promoted the hiring of college graduates and offered the first collegiate course in police science at the University of California. Those are just some ways in which police training have improved and developed, now I will be discussing the first level of …show more content…
This is a critical matter nationally, which have led to new research and evaluation agendas focused on generating meaningful empirical information for use by decision-makers responsible for policy and practice. The goal of such future efforts would be to maximize the safety, appropriateness and effectiveness of police action during high-risk encounters, some of which will involve the use or threatened use of deadly force.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, psychomotor training is used throughout police programs. It is used to improve the trainee’s in-field and off-field training. The completion of this training will improve the officer’s physical and mental state which are essential to a police officers’ split-second decisions. It’s a matter of life or death; a matter of professionalism or unprofessionalism; a matter of ethical and unethical decision making. Psychomotor training is an officer’s action or actions that tie to an officer’s objectives aimed to pair the mind with the
Introduction “To Protect and Serve,” is the motto of every …show more content…
Officers are trained to handle evidence, defense tactics, firearms, communication, transportation, and in arresting; however, that wasn’t always the case. In the 1840s through the early 1990s, policing was characterized with having a “watchmen” style of policing. Recruits were not formally screened and any training they received was left to seasoned police officers in the field. Unfortunately, the policing of the “watchmen era” was corrupted and this led to a reform in policing in the 1900s. According to Samuel Walker, reformers sought to eliminate political influences, hire qualified leaders, and raise personnel standards (Walker, 1977). Richard Sylvester, superintendent of the Washington, D.C., Police Department from 1898 to 1915, became the national voice for police reform. Another reformer, known as August Vollmer, police chief in Berkeley, California, promoted the hiring of college graduates and offered the first collegiate course in police science at the University of California. Those are just some ways in which police training have improved and developed, now I will be discussing the first level of …show more content…
This is a critical matter nationally, which have led to new research and evaluation agendas focused on generating meaningful empirical information for use by decision-makers responsible for policy and practice. The goal of such future efforts would be to maximize the safety, appropriateness and effectiveness of police action during high-risk encounters, some of which will involve the use or threatened use of deadly force.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, psychomotor training is used throughout police programs. It is used to improve the trainee’s in-field and off-field training. The completion of this training will improve the officer’s physical and mental state which are essential to a police officers’ split-second decisions. It’s a matter of life or death; a matter of professionalism or unprofessionalism; a matter of ethical and unethical decision making. Psychomotor training is an officer’s action or actions that tie to an officer’s objectives aimed to pair the mind with the