High school and college are tremendously vital for preparing people for the real world. High school prepares students for college or the workforce. College expands ones general knowledge and skills, such as the ability to express ones opinion orally and written. Post secondary education also increases the understanding of the community and society. CollegeBoard says that more and more employers want employees who have education beyond high school. College graduates have more jobs to choose from than people with high school diplomas. The United States Census Bureau reports that workers with a college degree earn double the salary of what a person with a high school diploma makes. Education is becoming more critical than ever, and people who want a career should expect to get a college degree. Both high school and college play a crucial role in effective police work; as a result, police officers with an academic background get fewer complaints and less disciplinary action.
Higher education can increase chances of employment. People applying to police departments can require a high school diploma as a minimum, but they prefer a degree. Having a degree gives an applicant a better chance of getting hired than an applicant with a high school diploma ("Detailed Description for Job #11-9550."). "Studies, Case Law, Quotes, Standards and Trends in Support of a College Education for Police Officers" says that more and more police departments are requiring applicants to have a college degree. Departments are requiring applicants to have degrees for many reasons. Police departments require degrees because officers who have them have better behavior characteristics and performance ("Studies, Case Law, Quotes, Standards and Trends in Sup...
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Based on Three Reasons College Still Matters, there are three main reasons why a college education is so important. From an economical standpoint, an education is most of the time needed to earn enough money to live comfortably. Attending and completing college provides a possibility for future economic stability. Within a highly competitive workforce a college degree can put a foot in the door to a job of a person’s choice. Statistics show that people who obtain a bachelor’s degree or higher get paid more than those who do not obtain one. Many question the worth of a college degree because of how expensive it is, though some say that the money spent is an investment on a person’s future. One can say that the worth of a college education is within the eye of the beholder. Many q...
Not only does the presence of police officers allow for better security in the school and safety of both students and faculty, it has many other benefits. Having police officers present in these settings allows for increased knowledge of both the law and the consequences of breaking the law. These programs also allow for growth of relationships between the students and the officers. The police-school programs use officers as sources of information and counselors for the student’s aid. The programs also helped in improving communicating between juveniles and police officers.
The impact of my career goals has not changed about law enforcement, just my thoughts. So, to be efficient and effective this education really needs to be added back into being a requirement in all states. At least, minimum of an Associates in Criminal Justice. Thereafter, education should continue to be ongoing, to keep better policing as a constant pursuit. Reaching this goal will span the career of the officer. Reasons for this is that the magnitude of crime issues has changed and will probably change again.
Walker, Jeffery T., Ronald G. Burns, Jeffrey Bumgarner, and Michele P. Bratina. "Federal Law Enforcement Careers: Laying the Groundwork." Journal of Criminal Justice 19.1 (2008): 110-135. Web. 20 Apr 2011.
The article Police and Higher Education: Where are We Now by Roy Roberg and Scott Bonn discuss and review past articles and ideas about whether or not police officers should be required to have earned a college degree in order to qualify a position in law enforcement within the United States. The first person who believed in the idea that police officers should be required to hold a college degree in order to be qualified for a position was August Vollmer. August Vollmer was “the father of American police professionalism” (Walker & Katz, 2011). Vollmer is best known for being a supporter of higher education within law enforcement. However, many officers and high ranking officials did not believe in the concept of needing to obtain a college degree in order to protect their community. A majority of police officers in law enforcement did not have a college degree nor did police departments require it to be considered a position. Moreover, many police departments did not necessitate a high school diploma but rather a general equivalency diploma. The first time that this idea was utilized was during the time of the 1960’s, when, in the early 1960’s, crime was increasing drastically and by the late 1960’s the ghetto riots took place, opening the eyes of those in charge that something needed to change, and change quickly in order to prevent criminal activity and chaos.
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The mission of Franklin Pierce Universities Criminal Justice Program is to produce graduates who have demonstrated competency in administration of justice, corrections, criminological theory, and law enforcement the program provides students with essential knowledge in the areas of policing, courts and corrections within a solid liberal arts framework. Special attention is given to career roles, social interaction and social forces that contribute to so...
One question that comes to mind when graduating high school is, “should I attend college?” For many graduates this question have a very obvious answer. A high school graduate may state that, “college is the best option if one is trying to get a higher level of education, and will help one compete for a higher paying job.” However, in my opinion most graduates do not consider the fact that going to college is a very big decision to make and that the schoolwork will not be easy. Going to college is not the best choice for every high school graduate because many students cannot handle college, colleges’ lower standards, and not all jobs require a college degree.
In current times, children are told from a young age that college is imperative to getting a good, stable job. However, this is not always true. Therefore, it cannot be determined if college is always the best choice. Because each person is different and learns in a way unique to themselves, it’s up to each individual to decide whether or not they think they need further education based upon their goals, aspirations, and desires in life. There are many benefits to attending a college or university. For example, college graduates earn about $17,500 more each year than high school graduates. College degrees also give you more options. Not only do you have many career options after obtaining your degree, you also have differing options of how you acquire your degree. Colleges and universities have created many diverse programs, offering traditional classes, online classes, semi-online classes, and night and weekend classes. One of the biggest benefits of attending college is the real world experience you gain from being there and living partially on your own. For most people, college is a time where you can gain experience living with new responsibilities that you don’t have at home, without the pressure of having to pay bills on time
At the conclusion of my investigation, I had to evaluate the information I obtained to determine how best to interpret it. My training at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) prepared me to do the task of a patrol officer well. The History program at UCLA gave me the critical thinking and analytical skills
Lyman, Michael D. (2005). The Police an Introduction. Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
Police officers are armed and have received extensive training to handle the school-based legal issues. City police authority assigned police based on a geographic location of schools rather than on the need and the history of school violence (Theriot 2016:452). The officers were responding to provide education on the law and discipline to students and staff. The study explains that the officers received specialized training on how to deal with youth development in a positive way, emergency, public speaking, and counseling (Theriot
After college, I will be attending a police academy to be eligible to become a police officer. Once I have earned some years of experience, I plan to take the written examination that qualifies me to become a detective, which is surely my ultimate long-term goal. Ever since my family and I moved to America in 2010, I have worked towards maintaining a high GPA and becoming one of the individuals at the top of my class in hopes to be accepted into a brilliant university and obtaining the job of my dreams. Since my arrival in the United States at the age of ten, I have been reminded by my family, friends, and educators of what an impressive student I quickly became.
School plays an important role in our lives. Many people will spend more than fifteen years at school in order to get the qualifications that are required to work in a specific field. Those years are broken down into several levels, some of them being more enjoyable than others. Two very important levels that people go through are high school and college. Even though some think that these levels are almost the same, there are significant differences between them. The cost of high school is not the same as the cost of college. Also, some differences apply from an academic point of view. Typically, the social environment also differs from high school to college, which can be related to the question of freedom versus responsibility.
Aside from the inequality in education, it doesn’t outweigh the positive that comes this institution. The education system helps young minds become the upcoming professionals of their generation; allowing them to learn in accordance to an evolving society. A career in policing can be used as an example of the changes that occurs in society, demanding changes to the education of police officers. Based on Rydberg and Terrill (2013), “. . . more studies . . . have examined the role of education on use of force behavior. Several of these studies have relied on observational data from the Project on Policing Neighborhoods (POPN) and have found that college-educated officers use force less often than their less educated counterparts