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Review

New Directions in Police Academy Training: A Call to Action †

by
Daniel M. Blumberg
1,*,
Michael D. Schlosser
2,
Konstantinos Papazoglou
3,
Sarah Creighton
4 and
Chief Chuck Kaye
5
1
California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, San Diego, CA 92131, USA
2
Police Training Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
3
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
4
San Diego Police Department, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
5
Coronado Police Department, Coronado, CA 92118, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
With permission granted by the publisher, parts of the current manuscript were previously published as a book chapter, referenced as: Blumberg, D.M.; Papazoglou, K.; Creighton, S.; Kaye, C. Incorporating Psychological Skills in Police Academy Training. In Police Psychology: New Trends in Forensic Psychological Science; Marques, P., Paulino, M., Eds.; Elsevier: Cambridge, MA, USA, 2020.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(24), 4941; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244941
Submission received: 11 November 2019 / Revised: 1 December 2019 / Accepted: 2 December 2019 / Published: 6 December 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Stress, Prevention, and Resilience among First Responders)
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Abstract

The complexities of modern policing require law enforcement agencies to expand how officers are trained to do their jobs. It is not sufficient for training to focus solely on the law or on perishable skills; such as arrest and control; defensive tactics; driving; and firearms. The present manuscript addresses the critical importance of infusing academy training with the psychological skills essential for officers to meet the contemporary challenges of police work. The authors suggest that the skills (i.e., cognitive; emotional; social; and moral) discussed in this paper may improve officers’ wellness as well as promote relationships between police officers and community members. Specific methods of incorporating these skills in academy training are offered.
Keywords: police training; psychological skills; wellness; community relations police training; psychological skills; wellness; community relations

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Blumberg, D.M.; Schlosser, M.D.; Papazoglou, K.; Creighton, S.; Kaye, C.C. New Directions in Police Academy Training: A Call to Action. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 4941. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244941

AMA Style

Blumberg DM, Schlosser MD, Papazoglou K, Creighton S, Kaye CC. New Directions in Police Academy Training: A Call to Action. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(24):4941. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244941

Chicago/Turabian Style

Blumberg, Daniel M., Michael D. Schlosser, Konstantinos Papazoglou, Sarah Creighton, and Chief Chuck Kaye. 2019. "New Directions in Police Academy Training: A Call to Action" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 24: 4941. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244941

APA Style

Blumberg, D. M., Schlosser, M. D., Papazoglou, K., Creighton, S., & Kaye, C. C. (2019). New Directions in Police Academy Training: A Call to Action. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(24), 4941. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16244941

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