• Synthesized the current (sometimes confusing) nature of the structure of police education in the United States and proposes a viable model for a decentralized police training program at the precinct level • Appeals to professionals, policymakers, and citizens concerned with bettering the processes of basic and in-service training of police forces • Takes a practical approach to police education that is grounded in research and response to the crisis of confidence and legitimacy among the communities served

• Synthesized the current (sometimes confusing) nature of the structure of police education in the United States and proposes a viable model for a decentralized police training program at the precinct level • Appeals to professionals, policymakers, and citizens concerned with bettering the processes of basic and in-service training of police forces • Takes a practical approach to police education that is grounded in research and response to the crisis of confidence and legitimacy among the communities served