The establishment of peace officer standards and training commissions in the late 1950s brought legislatively mandated minimum hours and content of recruit training. More recent developments have included the inclusion of higher education as part of much police training and the increasing use of satellite television and other technological advances. Current issues in police training include police legal liability for misconduct and whether the paramilitary model or another model is the most appropriate organizational structure. Further research should focus on the effectiveness of training, the teaching methods that best match different learning styles, and the characteristics of the successful police trainer. 17 references