Pros And Cons Of Police Training

There are also obstacles that must be faced when dealing with this type of training. This includes whether or not police departments feel that this type of training is necessary. Sometimes police departments will not offer this type of training until and unless they are convinced that it is actually needed. They are sometimes unwilling to make the commitment to spend money, time and personnel to accomplish this. In cases like this, cultural sensitivity training should be made mandatory for every police department that way there is no longer the factor of trying to convince administrators and supervisors of its importance. Another obstacle is gauging how well officers grasped the information and skills during training, and how that will convert into how effective they work out in the field. …show more content…
Student A gets an A as his overall grade for the course, while student B receives a C as his overall grade for the course. Both students pass the course and seem to have some knowledge about what was taught. If these were officers, both would be allowed to work out in the field, but whether or not the officer that scored higher actually does better than the other officer how scored lower is yet to be found for two reasons. Firstly, being able to pass exams with high scores does not necessarily mean that they comprehend more, it may mean that they are better at memorization and test taking. On the other had comprehension may not be that large of a factor because the officer has to be willing to actually use the knowledge gained which is up to his discretion. Another obstacle that cultural diversity training faces is the debate about equality when it comes to who gets trained. Some officers may argue that it is unfair to force them to undergo this type of training to improve their relationship with the public, but not offer the same type of training to the public to improve their relationship with