All new police officers in England and Wales to have degrees

[El Cid]

Seems crazy to me.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38319283

 

Less than half of new recruits have a degree now, why make it difficult for the forces?

No British force now requires its recruits to be of any minimum height. That is news to me!

So we could end up with short intellectual police officers

[Gamston]

I thought they already had Police training centres. It's probably against the law now, to discriminate against short people applying to join the Police force.

[harvey19]

Will this ensure those doing graffiti or tagging are more likely to get caught ?

[Gamston]

Will this ensure those doing graffiti or tagging are more likely to get caught ?

I doubt it, but the new Police with degrees, will have a better understanding of the psychological of the perpetrators .

[El Cid]

I thought they already had Police training centres. It's probably against the law now, to discriminate against short people applying to join the Police force.

 

They used to just let short women in the force. What organisations are exempt from equality laws?

 

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I doubt it, but the new Police with degrees, will have a better understanding of the psychological of the perpetrators .

 

Just give them a fixed penalty notice.

[AmberLeaf]

Do you mean they have to be hot?

[the_bloke]

Seems crazy to me.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38319283

 

Less than half of new recruits have a degree now, why make it difficult for the forces?

No British force now requires its recruits to be of any minimum height. That is news to me!

So we could end up with short intellectual police officers

 

Do you actually read the articles you link to?

 

'Prospective officers can either complete a three-year "degree apprenticeship", a postgraduate conversion course or a degree.'

 

You can learn on the job instead.

[El Cid]

Do you actually read the articles you link to?

 

'Prospective officers can either complete a three-year "degree apprenticeship", a postgraduate conversion course or a degree.'

 

You can learn on the job instead.

 

Retired police officer Norman Brennan, who served 31 years in London and now campaigns for police protection, said degrees came "at the bottom of the priority list" for police.

He said: "The only degree a police officer needs is a degree of common sense - they'll learn on the job.

 

Perhaps doing a degree at uni, is a way of the tax payer funding their training, instead of the police force?

[monkey104]

Police officers are supposed to represent a cross section of the public. If they are now only going to accept people with a degree or the ability to study for a degree whilst in the job what section of the public will be excluded?

If you feel to obtain a degree whilst in the job, do you get the push?

We need officers with common sense not a degree.

[harvey19]

I doubt it, but the new Police with degrees, will have a better understanding of the psychological of the perpetrators .

But I just want them caught and stopped doing their criminal damage which has made mess of the city.

I want a police officer to able to pass an appropriate entrance exam, have experience of life, have common sense, and the ability to speak to people to find out who is doing what.

As in the forces if a person wants to advance or move into a specialist area they must prove themselves suitable and have gained the necessary qualifications to undergo training.