police officers, are there "screwups" in the police academies like there are in the military basic............

Question

training? is there one in the class that cant get his head out of his a s s? in the military they go by many names, nitwits, dirtbag, sh!tbird, and my favorite "real piece of work"!! lol, anyway to me most police officers look squared-away to me and just wondering if there are any "numbskulls" in your ranks as police officers. im a former Marine

Answer 1

I don't think you can get a group of people together in any career field without a few knuckleheads. We had a few weeded out in my academy.

I see them hired occasionally by my department. My department, like most Police Agencies, has a one year probation for new Officers. The screwups either get weeded out and fired or they make a complete 180 and turn into contributing members of the Department.

Occasionally one sneaks through,, they usually just get promoted :)

Answer 2

All professions have their good people & their bad seeds. Just as in life, everyone is born differently. Some people have more talents than others, more natural intelligence, physical abilities, etc.

Police are hired using different methods throughout the U.S.

Some larger police forces have their own academies where, if you are accepted, they put you through the entire process for becoming a licensed police officer.

Some police departments require a degree or the candidate to be eligible to be licensed (according to that particular state's guidelines) then they will put them through an academy.

Yet, other police agencies require a law enforcement degree and being license eligible then they will hire you with no academy.

I'm sure there are several variations of these methods but these are the top three that I'm familiar with.

I work in law enforcement and there are mostly good people in it but there are also some slackers and bad seeds. Again, you find this in all professions. The world isn't perfect and neither are people.

Hope this helps.....

Answer 3

Yes, that is what the drill instructors' jobs are in the police academy is to weed out the weak and build the strong. Alot of young kids think they have what it takes to be a cop, but in the academy they soon find out what they are really in for. Some are just immature and need more life experience to make the right decisions.

Unlike the turn around in military basic training, police academies rates of completion are 3 in 10 recruits, on average. Most cadets quit the second and third weeks, some are basically pushed to quit. Some just don't have what it takes mentally and physically. I don't consider those people "screwups", they just belong behind a desk.

Answer 4

I am a former Army officer and former police officer. Police officers come from a similar pool of people as military personnel, though most agencies require some college, unlike your basic trainee. Police academies have an easier time washing people out because they get to walk around citizens with guns, whereas the military generally does not.

Our police recruits go through a pretty good psychological screening, but you still get some strange people in. I always tell folks, cops are just people.

Answer 5

Yes. I went through Navy bootcamp and the PoliceTraining Institute. Both had their share. It was easier in Police Training because at night we had dorms and not oen bay barracks. However, in the military people can not generally ask questions. You should hear the questions that are asked at Police Traiing. And then you should here stories from people's backgrounds. How did some of these people get here? I was told by some instructors that after 5 years only 50 percnt of the class would still be in law enforcement. I graduated Police Training with around 50 people. After 2 years there is at last count 34 of us left. Makes you think?

Answer 6

Being retired military and a certified officer in my state...I believe I can attest that every walk of life have those who are either capable or incapable of doing certain tasks.

I don't care to refer to anybody as a "screwup" or otherwise. To do that would be inconsiderate of the fact that some can be less fortunate than others either mentally or physically.

With time, many can overcome their limitations, after all, that's what basic training and police academies are for...to train those to meet the standards for the goals they're attempting to gain.

Best wishes.

Answer 7

those who failed to graduate become Security guards, bounty hunters (bail enforcement officer), Federal court officers, and any one horse town's only law.

those that do graduate ( but just barely ) are the ones that become known as Fallen Heroes.

the Modern Police force is nothing more than the strong arm of the Government. rich controlling the poor.

Answer 8

Yup.

Answer 9

There are screw ups everywhere.

Answer 10

Tools of trade a gun and a stick, you figure it out?