Policing Expert’s Studies Show Bill to Change Age, Education for California Cops has Merit
CSUF Criminal Justice Professor Christine Gardiner conducted two major studies on the role of higher education in policing Dec. 21, 2020 Share This:
A national study by Christine Gardiner, professor of criminal justice at CSUF, shows the role of higher education in policing.
Democratic California Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer of Los Angeles has proposed AB-89 to require law enforcement officers be a least 25 or have a bachelor’s degree or an advanced degree from an accredited college or university.
A national study by Christine Gardiner, professor of criminal justice at Cal State Fullerton, Policing around the Nation: Education, Philosophy, and Practice, shows the role of higher education in policing. Her statewide study shows California has more college-educated officers than most places across the nation.
Should Police Officers Be Required To Obtain A College Degree
A new bill proposed in California would make it mandatory for new police officers to have a college degree or be at least 25 years of age to get the job.
2020 has seen a number of initiatives aimed at changing, restructuring, and/or completely defunding police departments across the country.
A new bill . AB-89 . being proposed by California Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer seeks to make all new officers either, A) earn a 4-year college degree or, B) be at least 25 years of age in order to get their badge. Jones-Sawyer says that the job is too complicated and demanding to give to people who have not yet fully developed themselves.