Police academy
A police school serves the police training of law enforcement officials. The institution prepares young professionals prior to the police profession and is already active civil servants continue.
Germany
Since the police training in Germany is the responsibility of states, so that the orientation of the individual police schools of the country completely different kind some cases there are academies, where police candidates to undertake studies.
Basic training
Police academies provide for professional candidates in basic training practical and theoretical lessons. Focal points of the theory are legal subjects, such as criminal law, police law, administrative law, traffic law, civil service law, public and constitutional law.
More Majors are criminology, police service customer, management and use of teaching and political education. In addition, foreign languages, electronic data processing and professional ethics be taught.
The police training consists of practical expertise, radio technology and radio communications, shooting training, deployment training, self-defense, first aid, sports service, driver training and much more.
Overall, the training provides the daily service, sportsmanship and the trained dealing with people.
Switzerland
In Switzerland, there are several police academies, the largest is the inter-cantonal police academy Hitzkirch. The basic training lasts 10 months, the conclusion is the Swiss Federal Diploma Examination for " police officer / police officer with Federal Diploma ".
Condition are physically and mental fitness, a completed apprenticeship or baccalaureate and Swiss citizenship. Interested parties should apply directly to the police corps.
The training takes place at full salary.
In addition to the basic training police training schools also offer training modules. Some of the training modules are also available to officers at police.
As a training goal after professional testing higher vocational examination for " policeman / policewoman with a Swiss diploma " may be sought. The training is composed of several modules, a dissertation and an oral examination. There are the profiles of leadership, Specialist and training.