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Vinca

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1. No. They should be required to have some common sense and a little heart.

Reply to JI7 (Original post)

Sun Jun 14, 2020, 07:38 AM

Jun 2020

A college degree is fine, but you know what they call the person who finishes last in the class in medical school, right? Doctor. Alphabet soup after your name doesn't necessarily indicate intelligence.

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Should Police be required to have College Degrees ? [View all] JI7 Jun 2020 OP

No. They should be required to have some common sense and a little heart. Vinca Jun 2020 #1

No but they need more training than they are getting Maeve Jun 2020 #2

I guess it doesn't have to be the 4 year degree but there should be programs available at JI7 Jun 2020 #3

Coursework does exist, but more of it needs to be manditory Maeve Jun 2020 #5

I think... Mike Nelson Jun 2020 #4

Yes, in addition to licensing and continual psychological and competency exams ck4829 Jun 2020 #6

That would help for sure DFW Jun 2020 #12

I'm not sure a well educated psychopath is any better than one who is not well educated Snake Plissken Jun 2020 #7

They're supposed to reflect the communities they police, but Hortensis Jun 2020 #8

Yes oswaldactedalone Jun 2020 #9

No. But I could see some sort of licensing and certifying/recertifying Freethinker65 Jun 2020 #10

College degrees IN law Marrah_Goodman Jun 2020 #11

That's one reason I asked this. I was thinking about how people in other jobs JI7 Jun 2020 #13

If a person wants to serve their community by becoming a police officer, there should be CTyankee Jun 2020 #14

It shouldn't be any more free than those courses offered for nursing, technician and other things JI7 Jun 2020 #15

Of course. All people who serve our communities should have it. CTyankee Jun 2020 #23

Psych Eval yes. I don't know how a college degree would weed out racism and sadistic defects hlthe2b Jun 2020 #16

Read yrs ago people scoring 'too high ' on cop application are not hired---claim they get bored bobbieinok Jun 2020 #17

I don't think it has anything to do with getting bored JI7 Jun 2020 #18

In many areas they ARE all college grads Jersey Devil Jun 2020 #19

Pretty similar here in my city madville Jun 2020 #27

My bro in law was NYPD and got a full scholarship to St John's Law School by NYPD Jersey Devil Jun 2020 #28

CJ pamdb Jun 2020 #20

Certainly more education Ferryboat Jun 2020 #21

they need a personality test...some places do have them for new applicants. needs to be mandated samnsara Jun 2020 #22

It's an interesting point Renew Deal Jun 2020 #24

Attractive pension and benefits delisen Jun 2020 #26

They should have five years successful teaching experience in rough schools. hunter Jun 2020 #25

First I'd ask, "What are the requirements for becoming a police officer?" Igel Jun 2020 #29

No. Personality screening and intentional recruiting of minority candidates nt lostnfound Jun 2020 #30