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Transcript of the Panel: Education, Discipline, and Law Enforcement from the 2003 IACP Convention.

Studies, Case Law, Quotes, Standards and Trends in Support of a College Education for Police Officers.  Provides information regarding the need to require college education for police applicants


Illinois State Police (ISP) accepted an award September 2, 2003, from the Police Association for College Education (PACE) for establishing a four-year college degree requirement for all potential applicants


Top Cops Hit the Books by Dale Keiger. Police work today is worlds different than it was even a decade ago. At Hopkins, a challenging new graduate program is helping police leaders stay ahead of the curve.


Should Cops be Hitting the Books or the Beat?  A debate regarding the level of police education has been taking place in Morris County. Advocates maintain that raising the standards will produce mature, more professional officers. Critics contend that the requirement adversely affects minority recruitment. The debate over how much education Morris County Police Officers should have finds itself...


Today's Police Officers - College Required.  Modern policing is a complicated affair that requires brains as well as brawn. Every town should require its new officers to have bachelor's degrees. Police officers cannot have it both ways.


Education in Law Enforcement: Beyond the College Degree.  An Address by Jeremy Travis, Director National Institute of Justice U. S. Department of Justice Forum on the Police and Higher Education Presented at the Center for Research in Law and Justice University of Illinois Chicago, February 10, 1995. Source: National Institute of Justice


Educate to Elevate.  Academics have pushed our department to a new level of professionalism and innovation


Police find payoff in higher education.  Officers find that a degree can lead to promotions. Some say they contribute more to their departments and communities.