A California legislator has proposed a drastic plan to help create a more responsible, less deadly police force for his state: requiring all incoming local and state officers to have a bachelor’s degree or be at least 25-years-old.
Democratic Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer introduced Assembly Bill-89 to the state Legislature Monday, according to the Sacramento Bee, in hopes that the new requirements would stave off incidents of violent police encounters and other forms of police misconduct.
“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,” Jones-Sawyer said in a statement Monday.
The bill cites at least six sources as the basis for its proposal, including a 2007 study that found officers with bachelor’s degrees were less likely to use physical force than their high school-educated colleagues.
Even in the U.S., while far from a national standard, Illinois, New Jersey, and North Dakota, all require their state officers to complete at least two years of college or some kind of equivalent before they enter the force.
There is NOT enough $$$$$ in the world baby or any amount of
stupid degrees !!!
Nobody wants the shhht job, No Thanks !!!!
Call the Democrats 911 line if you need help !!!!