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11. The NYPD does encourage its officer to go to school. There are special programs at...

Sun Jun 14, 2020, 05:27 PM

Jun 2020

City University for them. Friend of mine got his BA and Masters that way.

Of course, they don't major in pre-Med or sociology.

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Police departments are not looking for smart cops... [View all] TreasonousBastard Jun 2020 OP

Do you have any data that suggests this is widespread? PTWB Jun 2020 #1

Not really. This is not the sort of thing that gets reported or studied a lot. TreasonousBastard Jun 2020 #3

When I was in high school... Alacritous Crier Jun 2020 #2

I have never heard of this in any other field Lulu KC Jun 2020 #4

Not specifically for IQ but Disaffected Jun 2020 #5

I Agree ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #8

I have seen highly competent foreign born technical people Blue_true Jun 2020 #14

It happens. I have a degree in mathematics... Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2020 #15

I should have been more clear in my question Lulu KC Jun 2020 #16

There was a court case a number of years back backscatter712 Jun 2020 #7

They're probably grooming them in the schools malaise Jun 2020 #9

This is interesting. totodeinhere Jun 2020 #10

The police have been militarized. roamer65 Jun 2020 #13

Proof of your post right here: Solomon Jun 2020 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Solomon Jun 2020 #18