Apr 30, 2021
US-POLICE-CRIME-UNREST-RACISM
Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Lincoln University in Missouri has establish a police academy at the university. The new Lincoln University Law Enforcement Training Academy (LULET) is the 20th police academy in the state of Missouri and the first in the nation to be held at a HBCU.
LULET came into fruition after the murder of George Floyd as a way attract more Black people into the police force. The academy will be led by Lincoln police chief Gary Hill, who is a Lincoln University alumnus
. The staff for the academy will consist of Lincoln University professor and police officers teaching part-time.