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Learning Objectives

5-1:  Evaluate the pros and cons associated with higher education requirements for police officers.

5-2:  Appraise the results of research studies that examine the relationship between higher education and job performance.

5-3:  Identify the purposes of police training.

5-4:  Describe the three basic types of police training.

5-5:  Discuss some of the challenges related to training police organizations faces as well as some strategies to address those challenges.

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LAPD broke labor laws in requiring some officers to repay training costs, court rules 
This report discusses LAPD's lawsuits against officers who recently quit, and a court ruling which says LAPD violated labor laws.

1. How did the LAPD violate labor laws?
2. What does this report reveal about the costs of law enforcement training?
3. What does this story reveal about high rates of officer turnover?

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How Police Training Contributes to Avoidable Death
This Atlantic article examines how police training contributes to officer-involved shootings.

1. How does training contribute to officer-involved shooting?
2. How can agencies adjust training and organizational culture to reduce shooting incidents?