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Article: The Professional Law Enforcement Assistants' Association.(Focus on Professional Development)
- Article from:
- The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
- Article date:
- July 1, 2004
- Author:
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Law enforcement agencies throughout the world recognize the importance of professionalism and have worked diligently to have the public view their departments, as well as their officers, as professionals. Many have included the core value of professionalism--which not only applies to sworn officers but extends to those employees who provide support services--either in their mission or vision statements.
While they endorse the concept, many departments struggle with how to meet training mandates for their sworn personnel, as well as how to keep officers abreast of changing trends. Along with these challenges, however, agencies also must make training opportunities ...