Rochester Institute of Technology RIT Scholar Works Theses 5-10-2021 Basic Police Officerr T aining in the U.S. Bryan Cammerino Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses Recommended Citation Cammerino, Bryan, "Basic Police Officerr T aining in the U.S." (2021). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from This Master's Project is brought to you for free and open access by RIT Scholar Works. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses by an authorized administrator of RIT Scholar Works. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. R I T Basic Police Officer Training in the U.S. by Bryan Cammerino A Capstone Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Criminal Justice Department of Criminal Justice College of Liberal Arts Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY May 10, 2021 RIT Master of Science in Criminal Justice Graduate Capstone Approval Student: Bryan Cammerino Graduate Capstone Title: Basic Police Officer Training in the U.S. Graduate Capstone Advisor: Dr. Jason Scott Date: 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents 3 Chapter 1 5 Introduction 5 Historical Evolution of Policing 5 Political Era 6 Reform Era 7 Community Era 11 Policing Models 13 Current Relevance 14 Conclusion 18 Chapter 2 20 Introduction 20 Police Training Today 20 Police Academies and their Structure 20 Accreditation 24 Federal Funding/Support 25 Trainers/Instructors 27 The Culture of Training 28 Us vs. Them 29 Reality of Policing 30 Conclusion 32 Chapter 3 33 Introduction 33 Community Era/Community-Oriented Policing 34 Police Training – Community Focused 36 Most Relevant Training Topics/Areas 36 Mental Health 36 Racism/Implicit Bias Training 39 Training Culture’s Impact on Community 41 Warrior vs.