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Adding value? A review of the international literature on the role of higher education in police training and education
This paper reviews the current English-language literature on developments in police
training and education in order to identify common areas where higher education ‘adds
value’ to police learning and development. Reforms in training and education are
constituent parts of the ongoing shift to a service-oriented professional police in a
number of countries. A comparative analysis of the literature on police training and
education is provided here which focuses primarily on the USA, the European Union,
Australia and India. The review provides a contribution to international policy debates
about future developments in this area