The Importance of Higher Education Among Law Enforcement Officers

Introduction Many economic and social law enforcement agencies must adapt to the rapidly changing environment of technological progress. In response to these advances, education is at the forefront of dealing with the technical complexity of sweeping labor quickly. The necessity and desire to compete with the technology we have requires more education. Just like technology, education has other advantages in maintaining competitiveness.

Discussions on the importance of higher education to police are not new (Paoline & Terrill, 2007). Since the reform era in the early twentieth century, education officials have made pro-consciousness of law enforcement agencies a goal and theme of researchers. After all, professionalism is the foundation of all occupations. Practitioners and scholars have long been concerned about the value of higher education for police performances (Manis, Archbold & Hassell, 2008). The National Committee (1931) in the 1930s and 1970s foreseen the benefits of hiring university educated police and encouraged all departments to establish a minimum level of employment. In addition, the minimum increase in police recruitment education is thought to be a tool to promote the professional position of police organizations in restoring other occupations. Police professionalism is a person who is worth seeking and supports the interests of society (Bumgarner, 2002)

In law enforcement agencies, education is always the theme of long-term discussion. 6 The President Law Enforcement Committee and the Judicial Administrative Committee reported that in their police working group officials should have at least 2 years of national police standards and targets for universities and supervisors. By 1983, basic elementary level requirements should be bachelor's degrees from accredited universities 8. Similar ideas among executives and evasion of the extensive experience necessary to effectively enforce law enforcement agencies