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lostnfound

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24. My comments weren't so much around having training as around having a license

Reply to jmg257 (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 11, 2016, 06:06 PM

Jul 2016

A license is a livelihood and keeping it is a source of identity and pride. It separates the loss of a job from loss of a career.

If there's a pattern of poor judgment, it may not rise to being convicted of a crime, but be sufficient to lead reasonable people to conclude that the individual is not fit for the job.

Some of these cases have been cops who are suspected of similar behavior on multiple occasions.

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Police ought to be licensed, like airplane mechanics [View all] lostnfound Jul 2016 OP

I've said many times that ALL cops should be subjected to the same screening a state cops are. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #1

Better yet, a national registry MurrayDelph Jul 2016 #8

Surely a pre-employment test could be used to uncover racism emulatorloo Jul 2016 #2

Implicit bias tests are pretty valuable loyalsister Jul 2016 #25

When I went through LE training, it included 440+ hours of classroom work jmg257 Jul 2016 #3

On what grounds can one lose one's state certification? lostnfound Jul 2016 #5

Great question - I do not know. Figure the municipality and state jmg257 Jul 2016 #9

Who administers the training? Act_of_Reparation Jul 2016 #6

Here is info for NY jmg257 Jul 2016 #10

Interesting Act_of_Reparation Jul 2016 #20

We had community training of course, bias trainng & whatnot. jmg257 Jul 2016 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Native Jul 2016 #12

They are not. Native Jul 2016 #13

But that's true if there's 1 state out of 50 that doesn't have requirements. Igel Jul 2016 #16

Had a conversation with a former detective from NY about Florida cops Native Jul 2016 #17

Thank you jehop61 Jul 2016 #14

My comments weren't so much around having training as around having a license lostnfound Jul 2016 #24

They are commissioned in Missouri after attending a Police academy. gordianot Jul 2016 #4

Is it possible to lose one's commission? lostnfound Jul 2016 #7

Yes by misconduct usually a criminal conviction. gordianot Jul 2016 #11

And carry liability insurance. cloudbase Jul 2016 #15

That would certainly have an impact lostnfound Jul 2016 #28

Sounds like this is fairly common. Igel Jul 2016 #18

There are national standards for A&P mechanics lostnfound Jul 2016 #23

Police unions should provide liability insurance against actions by their members nt msongs Jul 2016 #19

Correct me if I'm wrong...but most police departments Kang Colby Jul 2016 #22

Idea is less about training than about a revokeable license lostnfound Jul 2016 #27

This is a good idea. deathrind Jul 2016 #26