Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday March 30 1986—17 1 These days law enforcement officers undergo intense training to earn the right to wear the badge time “the academy" consisted of 120 hours of training over a k period When Lt Jerry Bench of the In the 1950s and 1960s when tn applicant went to a police Logan force became a police department for a job before he officer 17 years ago the police was asked if he had any brain- academy was still voluntary By 1969 POST had become a ing he might be asked “When can you start?" program That was the "in the old up two weeks and 40 hours from days” local officers say Or as the time Wright went through In 1973 Sid Groll was hired at e one officer described it “They gave you a gun and a the Cache County Sheriff's Ofhelmet slapped you on the fice that he was later to lead POST graduation was manback and said 'Go to it boy"' state-run datory with the by then and required Training Police Officers' Standards and eight weeks consuming 340 Training program was volun- hours By 1971 the Utah Legislature tary in 1964 when LL Richard Wright started with the Logan had finally mandated the The training of policemen City Police Dept He volunteered for the same legislation required an courses at what is also known additional 40 hours of instrucas the police academy At that tion yearly to maintain an officer’s certification Today a police officer must complete 440 hours of POST training over 11 weeks before he can set foot in a patrol car ByTlmGurrister staff writer two-wee- four-wee- k 160-ho- long-tim- ROTC Continued from page 16 serve duty I can guarantee a person a job for four years" Why all the emphasis on training? Because most of the officers in the Army are ROTC according to graduates ''Sixteen percent of our officers are from West Point" he said “Officer Candidate School provides 9 percent and ROTC provides 75 percent" The ROTC programs can be lucrative for students who need money According to Hogsett a number of scholarship opportunities are available in” scholarcluding a e stuship which offers dents payment of tuition 9120 a quarter for books and 9100 a month for subsistence Upon graduation cadets both male and female have a number of service options available including the opportunity to go on active duty as a second lieutenant in a military occupation of their choice earning a starting salary of about 920000 a year Women can serve in all 22 branches of the Army except five which are considered “combat branches" The Air Force offers similar Up until 1984 an officer could begin working for a department without his police academy diploma but had 19 months after hiring to complete the POST training If an officer does not get his minimum 40 hours annual training to maintain his certification as a police officer “then we have to take their gun away and stand ’em down" Wright said If an officer is not certified he has no arrest authority he said The 40 hours must be Bench said The seminars and training schools officers attend to get their 40 hours includes such things as anger management legal updates crime prevention and theory jail operations drug enforcement “They can’t just watch training videos" Bench said The progression of training for police has also brought the end of the POST-approv- ed officer Groll said Officers once did a little of everything — investigations served civil papers jailed inmates dispatched radio calls An age of specialisation has set in Groll said it is now Impossible to train all officers to do everything and expect them to function efficiently A good example is the jailing function Groll said Today a jailer whose sole job is servicing and monitoring inmates must complete five weeks and 200 hours of training at POST’s “jail academy" No such program at any level existed 30 years ago he said For Wright increased training means he hasn’t seen anything like a few incidents he witnessed when he first started as an officer incidents that could have been construed as police misconduct at the hands T of a few officers “Some of those guys I was glad to see go" he said They quit retired or were fired he said “One thing I can’t stand is a d police officer" Bench said “The training takes care of that or we get rid of heavy-hande- them" One of the biggest changes Bench cites in police training is a direction toward how an officer responds in a situation instead of emphasis on such things as “memorizing the dog ordinance" The better training has changed the ways an officer proves his case in court Wright said There is less reliance on confessions and informant information he said and more use of physical evidence such as fingerprints etc or “trace" evidence such as clothing fibers “We are probably getting more convictions than in the old days” “IT'S YOUR MOVE!” Buy that new home or refinance now while rates are down Minimal cash on refinances out-of-pock- et 975 FIXED RATE Call Jack Shepherd or Jerry Shepherd Eagle National Mortgage 95 West 100 South Suite 230 Logan UT 9 am 7 pm Mon Fri 9 am pm Sat -- pre-POS- 1 752-905- 6 WHEN YOU ARE BUYING OR SELLING A HOME COLDWELL BANKER BAUGH ASSOCIATES IS WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY “full-ride- full-tim- scholarship alternatives in- option cluding the “full-ride-” which is not significantly different from that offered in the Army program Women in the Air Force program can become pilots after graduation Harding said although they cannot fly “combat" aircraft “They can fly other types aircraft such as transports" said “and they can serve combat crews (in roles) such of he on as a missile launch officer" The ROTC program has come a long way since 1950 But one question is still asked: Does the military have a proper role to play at a civilian university? 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