All New Police Officers To Have Degrees

[Prince Monolulu]

When I joined up with just 'A' Levels, the Bramshill fastracked Graduates were treated with some scepticism and cynicism by most of the 'old sweats'. How times have changed.

 

[Diablo]

Fit ,sensible and honest are the only three qualifications I would expect a Police Officer to have!!!!

 

[Notters]

They need a degree in life skills and common sense. What good a degree in history or chemistry would do is beyond me. Maybe a return of cadets or even raising the age to 25?

Whilst I don't deny that you couldn't find a good copper without a degree, the examples you mention would be very appropriate. Particularly history, which involves looking through huge amounts of information, sorting the wheat from the chaff, spotting patterns and deducing conclusions - ideal for the police.

 

[Brovion]

Why?

Some of the Sussex Police officers look like they can barely tie up their shoelaces. Be nice to know those in the uniform have at least some kind of education when this is implemented.

'Some kind of education' maybe, but a degree? Granted they're much easier to get than they used to be, but there is more to being a policeman than just educational ability. Ditto nursing that went the same way.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

There's been a big drive by the government in recent years to ensure the make-up of the police forces accurately reflect the communities they serve.

Do you ALL wear make-up? The equality for you.

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

Three Degree's should be enough Shirley

 

[Thunder Bolt]

If you read it, I don't think they're actually saying you'd have to have a degree to join.

Either you join as a non-graduate and do the degree as you train, over three years, or- if you already have a degree- you join and do a six month conversion course (what?) once you start.

It constantly amuses me reading comments from people who haven't read the articles properly. There are three different options available.

 

[narly101]

You can be smart without going to uni.

Rubbish.

 

[KingstonSeagull]

If you read it, I don't think they're actually saying you'd have to have a degree to join.

Either you join as a non-graduate and do the degree as you train, over three years, or- if you already have a degree- you join and do a six month conversion course (what?) once you start.

Thank you Edna, I was starting to think I had gone mad....

 

[BBassic]

Rubbish.

Fair enough if you don't agree but that statement boils down to: people without a degree are stupid.

In my social circle at least I find that to be wildly inaccurate.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Racist, corrupt, bigoted and a degree. It's becoming harder to become a police officer.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Surely the option that includes on the job training teaches exactly what you'd expect Hendon to teach but this is just formalising it across all forces and providing a degree as recognition.

 

[ThePompousPaladin]

Did anyone on this thread bother reading the article?

 

[Lord Bracknell]

What's wrong with this proposal is that it endorses the principle that a degree should set students on a specific road towards a specific job.

That shouldn't be what education is about.

 

[El Presidente]

That shouldn't be what education is about.

Absolutely.

It's all about keeping me in a job.

 

[Brovion]

Did anyone on this thread bother reading the article?

Judging by the replies I'm guessing most did. (Except for the Human Rights answer, which I guess was just a bit of fishing). However you're not the first to allude to that which I think is a bit strange as this thread seems to me to be a logical extension of that article, i.e. a discussion of the merits (or otherwise) of future educational requirements for police officers.

 

[ThePompousPaladin]

Judging by the replies I'm guessing most did. (Except for the Human Rights answer, which I guess was just a bit of fishing). However you're not the first to allude to that which I think is a bit strange as this thread seems to me to be a logical extension of that article, i.e. a discussion of the merits (or otherwise) of future educational requirements for police officers.

It's the mentions of different sorts of degrees, from what i read this is primarily about a degree in policing.

 

[ThePompousPaladin]

Racist, corrupt, bigoted and a degree. It's becoming harder to become a police officer.

Maybe Eton will have to expand...

 

[ThePompousPaladin]

Does this mean that policing will become more like nursing. With G4 acting as the 'care assistants'?

 

[Bry Nylon]

How does this work with human rights and equality? I'm instantly ruled out because I didn't go to uni?

No. You're instantly ruled out because you couldn't even be bothered to read the article.