Posted on Dec 12, 2020
California bill would require police officers be 25 years old or have a bachelor’s degree
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"A California legislator is proposing the state require people to get a bachelor's degree or turn 25 before becoming a police officer.
Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer, D-Los Angeles, introduced the bill on Monday to the state legislature that is aimed at minimizing police use of deadly force. Supporters of the bill say that more mature and more educated officers are likely to exhibit greater self control and less likely to use deadly force.
"This data-driven bill relies on years of study and new understandings of brain development to ensure that only those officers capable of high level decision-making and judgment in tense situations are entrusted with working in our communities and correctional facilities" said Jones Sawyer, who serves as the Assembly’s Public Safety Committee chair, in a statement.
Currently, police officers in California must be 18 years old and have a high school diploma or the equivalent."
Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer, D-Los Angeles, introduced the bill on Monday to the state legislature that is aimed at minimizing police use of deadly force. Supporters of the bill say that more mature and more educated officers are likely to exhibit greater self control and less likely to use deadly force.
"This data-driven bill relies on years of study and new understandings of brain development to ensure that only those officers capable of high level decision-making and judgment in tense situations are entrusted with working in our communities and correctional facilities" said Jones Sawyer, who serves as the Assembly’s Public Safety Committee chair, in a statement.
Currently, police officers in California must be 18 years old and have a high school diploma or the equivalent."
California bill would require police officers be 25 years old or have a bachelor’s degree
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Anyone who thinks that a bachelor’s degree somehow makes someone more mature, level headed and prone to good decisions has never dealt with staff officers.
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I would not recommend a BA degree. An AA/AS degree would suffice as long as cultural, sociological, psychological disciplines were stressed.
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I would argue that 4 years in the "real world" matures one much more than 4 years of frat houses and "Cs get degrees" does. To be fair, not all graduates fit that mold, but *some* do, and placing a higher priority on the education than the maturity is the wrong direction, in my book.
Absolutely raise the minimum age, but not higher than the age at which a normal, traditional college student would be eligible.
Absolutely raise the minimum age, but not higher than the age at which a normal, traditional college student would be eligible.
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