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BRAMSHILL POLICE COLLEGE AND THE TRAINING OF SENIOR POLICE STAFF IN ENGLAND

NCJ Number
43081
Journal
International Criminal Police Review Issue: 306 Dated: (MARCH 1977) Pages: 70-85
Author(s)
A DYRVIG
Date Published
1977
Length
16 pages
Annotation
THIS INFORMAL REPORT BY A DANISH STUDENT AT ENGLAND'S NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY SUMMARIZES THE HISTORY, AIMS, ADMINISTRATION AND STAFF, CURRICULUM, AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OF THE COLLEGE.
Abstract
LOCATED ON A OLD ESTATE, BRAMSHILL POLICE COLLEGE OFFERS BOTH FORMAL AND INFORMAL COURSES IN MANAGEMENT THEORY, PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, POLICE METHODS, COMMUNITY RELATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS, USE OF TELEVISION TO FURTHER POLICE-COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING, & STUDY TRIPS TO VARIOUS EUROPEAN POLICE DEPARTMENTS. THE COLLEGE WAS FOUNDED IN 1948. TODAY MOST SENIOR LEVEL POLICE OFFICERS ARE GRADUATES OF ONE OR MORE OF ITS COURSES. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ALLOWS POLICE OFFICERS TO OBTAIN AN EDUCATION AT ONE OF ENGLAND'S UNIVERSITIES; MORE THAN HALF OF THE LEADING UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE, ACCEPT POLICE SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS. BRAMSHILL ALSO HAS AN ACTIVE FOREIGN STUDENT PROGRAM.