Police Training in Practice: Organization and Delivery According to European Law Enforcement Agencies 2 35 “The role of teachers is to make the trainings. You’re responsible for the safety in the training but also for making the good steps [in teaching]. […]. You have to think about what is the purpose of my training? And what do we want to reach at the end?” (I1) Next to feeling a strong sense of responsibility associated with their role as instructors, the instructors we interviewed seem to thoroughly enjoy providing training to trainees, resulting in 22 quotations related to enjoyment of their profession. The source of enjoyment that instructors share differs. For instance, three instructors explicitly stated that the training session itself is what they enjoy the most; particularly, having a training environment in which the interaction with the trainees is productive yet fun: “I think that it’s the most important for me as a teacher to have fun in my lessons, but also to [teach] them something and have a good interaction together.” (I1) Similarly, some instructors enjoy taking part in the learning process and witnessing the progress of their trainees the most. For yet others, the methodology of setting up a training is inherently enjoyable. For example, four instructors mentioned that the way they conceptualize the training is what brings them enjoyment in their profession as an instructor: “I like the way you build up a training. So that it’s useful and that it is as relevant as possible. That’s what I like. To play with that in your head before the training to get it so that it is all. So that it is a good training where people really learn. That’s what I enjoy most about giving training.” (I2) Although the source of enjoyment for their profession differs amongst instructors, the sense of responsibility to teach trainees relevant knowledge and skills prevails across all interviewed instructors and is reflected at the core of what instructors enjoy about their role as police instructors. Didactical Approaches and Concepts Because the delivery of training across and even within law enforcement agencies is as diverse as the frequency and duration specified in the training curricula across Europe, in the following, we provide an overview of the didactical approaches and concepts that European police instructors currently rely on in their training.
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