Question

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In a few paragraphs provide information on what you believe is important as far as education. Does education help law enforcement as a whole improve? You can support your answer one way or the other with information provided in the text, presentation or from other reputable sources.

paragraph must be minimum of 15 sentences

Answer 1

• Higher education is a means to better professional policing. Research studies show police officers who have earned a college degree demonstrate better overall job performance and have greater advancement opportunities than their colleagues without a college degree.
• Education helps the law enforcement officers to better behavioral and performance characteristics,become skilled with independent decision-making and problem-solving,improved adaptability,less likely to be engaging in unethical behaviour,improved communication skills etc.
• Higher education furthers critical thinking, analytical skills, situational awareness, and the underlying causes of crime. Understanding social dynamics in a more comprehensive way leads to better understanding of people and their actions.Knowing the root to a problem can also lead to more effective methods in solving it.
• Education challenges police officers to think and consider new ideas and in the process they are also able to learn from the other individuals in the class who may have had very different experiences. This sharing of information and experiences is critical, especially in law enforcement.