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Article: Police training in the 21st century.
- Article from:
- The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
- Article date:
- July 1, 1999
- Author:
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As the countdown to the new millennium begins, the policing profession finds itself in the midst of an exciting, yet complex, change. The community-oriented policing philosophy adopted by agencies nationwide continues to drive a fundamental change in policing. Some police scholars have asserted that as job descriptions move from reactive to proactive policing styles, issues that relate to community policing, training, and performance become more important.(1) As departments evolve into community policing organizations, administrators must address a myriad of issues, such as decentralization, empowerment, leadership, recruitment and selection, organizational restructuring, ...