police academies
Officer training facilities
Police academies are training institutions where recruits learn the skills and knowledge required to become police officers.
The curriculum typically includes law, physical fitness, firearms training, and defensive tactics.
The term also refers to the training period itself: She graduated from the police academy last spring.
A series of comedy films made the phrase widely familiar.
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- instructorsPeople who teach others
- training groundsArea for skill development
- criminal lawStatutes defining punishable offenses
- classroomsEducational instruction spaces
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Schools training future officers
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