Police Training in Practice: Organization and Delivery According to European Law Enforcement Agencies 2 29 Table 2.2. Overview of main themes, sub themes, and their corresponding codes. Main Themes Sub Themes Codes/Topics N of Total Quotations N of Participants N of Agencies Organization of Training Training Curricula Police Academy Training 24 10 6 Training Frequency 34 11 6 Hierarchical Organization Structure 21 11 5 Curriculum Development 20 13 6 Curriculum Evaluation 13 7 6 Resource Availability Equipment Availability 12 8 6 Instructor/Personnel Availability 9 7 5 Training Facilities 20 11 5 Training Time 19 11 6 Need to Have Officers on Street 6 4 3 Training Components Practical Skill Components 14 9 6 Stress Components 19 11 6 Decision-Making Components 7 5 4 Combined Training Components 19 10 6 Dissatisfaction with Components 8 6 3 Assessment Assessment Method 15 6 6 Assessment Frequency 8 5 4 Assessment Consequence 15 8 6 Delivery of Training Role of the Instructor Perceived Responsibility 10 5 3 Task Description 22 19 6 Training Preferences 22 14 5 Enjoyment 22 13 5 Didactical Approaches and Concepts Linear Pedagogy 11 9 4 Exploratory Learning 9 7 4 Feedback 17 10 5 Repetition 13 7 5 Training Environment Importance of Training Environment 10 8 4 Tailored Training Environment 11 5 4 Realism in Training Environments 10 8 5 Note: For each code, the table provides the number of total quotations, the number of participants (training coordinators and instructors) that the quotations came from, and the number of law enforcement agencies that these participants belonged to. Organization of Police Training Training Curricula To understand the organization of formal training practices within policing, a specific look at the training curriculum of a law enforcement agency is key. A total of 33 quotations from the interviews were related to training curricula. The training curriculum outlines the components of training, as well as the frequency and duration that is spent on each of the training components. According to the interviewed law enforcement agencies, the education of a police officers is organized into two distinct phases: the basic formation of cadets at the police academy and
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