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A Study Of Academic Performance In Police Basic Training, Robert Ramsey
A Study Of Academic Performance In Police Basic Training, Robert Ramsey
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of formal education and the effect it has on academic performance of the police recruits that attended the Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) for their basic training academy in Richmond, Ky. This study focused on the academic portion of recruit training only. This study assessed whether education level is a valid predictor of a recruit officers academic performance and will answer if higher education levels give a recruit officer an advantage academically while they are in basic training.
The sample chosen was from recruit classes that attended basic training …