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Fe ee ee mam a a ania ee ee ard OR ne August 17, 1949 __ a BRINGING POLICES TRAINDSG TO LOCAL LAW ERPORCIUENT2 THE FBI'S FIELD 4 POLIG: TRALMING SCIKOIS “ by Joln Edgar Hoover, Director Faderal Breau of Investigation United Statos Domritnent of Justice Tne effoctivonces of law enforconont is dependent, to a large degree, on tho quality of trainin: of the paace officer, Ths trained officer, the man familiar with the latest advances in erive detection work, oan protect the community nore - adequately arainst tho dopredations of the orininal, Recent ysare mve witnessed rroat strides in the training of law enforce ront officers. I can rera.bor, not too long ago, when the rookie policeman, upon reportiny for duty, was civen a badge, a mm, and a nicht etick and assigned to imodiate daty. His trainin:s the rouch and tunble school of exporience, The con= copt that poace officers, in order to effectively perform their functions, mast | . ba adequately trained, was virtually non-existent. The conmumity, for pormittin’ untrained officers to becom nerbors of Jaw onforosnent aconoies, paid a bitter price in dnofficienoy, lack of service, and naladninistration, Moreover, the individual officers thensolves frequently paid drastic penalties — penalties of grievous wourds, and even doath itself = casaltics which, had the officars known the correct fundamentals of mking arrests wot hanidlins firearms, mipht have been avoided. a wr. e ue iol mmeaeeed The FSI, for muny years, has worked hand 4n hand with local law enforcezont ur, hese ir. Tracy Mi \Saim: 2m -aeproving trainin: facilities for peace officers throuchout the United States, ele — }-} =i- j Ad , vi op 13357 th tho SSI National Acadony was founded < > founies iad for tho express purpose of wo e — on ee gee tare a er : _ - caaienttmaedemmeeen As ea A al ee Reg a * oy ~ ~ I eg FN A ee Ta gra Cg ITE ae