For Germany the 2 years is the lowest end, not many states here still do that, mostly minimum is now 3years of college and after that several years of internships in different departments and squad service before going into "normal" duty.
It would have been incredibly helpful if the meme-maker had used the same time periods and terminology in each quadrant.
Requirement: X years/weeks of training
# killed by police since 2000: ### (but change it to per-capita since Norway and Finland are rather small compared to the USA. Finland has a smaller population than the San Francisco Bay Area for example)
Does anyone have any sources of exactly what types of training police candidates in European countries go through, as far as psychology, weapons, knowledge of laws, physical fitness, etc.? I'd be curious as to what exactly they get trained in.
"Three years of training" is good to know, but I am curious as to what is taught in those three years. Perhaps that curriculum is something the USA could borrow. It might be altered a bit (as presumably, a criminal suspect owning a firearm is more likely in the US than in much of Europe) but it'd be a good starting point.
Mr_31415 on June 17th, 2020 at 15:09 UTC »
For Germany the 2 years is the lowest end, not many states here still do that, mostly minimum is now 3years of college and after that several years of internships in different departments and squad service before going into "normal" duty.
Ignorad on June 17th, 2020 at 15:52 UTC »
It would have been incredibly helpful if the meme-maker had used the same time periods and terminology in each quadrant.
Requirement: X years/weeks of training
# killed by police since 2000: ### (but change it to per-capita since Norway and Finland are rather small compared to the USA. Finland has a smaller population than the San Francisco Bay Area for example)
mdak06 on June 17th, 2020 at 16:30 UTC »
Does anyone have any sources of exactly what types of training police candidates in European countries go through, as far as psychology, weapons, knowledge of laws, physical fitness, etc.? I'd be curious as to what exactly they get trained in.
"Three years of training" is good to know, but I am curious as to what is taught in those three years. Perhaps that curriculum is something the USA could borrow. It might be altered a bit (as presumably, a criminal suspect owning a firearm is more likely in the US than in much of Europe) but it'd be a good starting point.
Thanks in advance!