Shifting From Warriors to Guardians: Officer Reflections on Law Enforcement Training in Washington State

Contemporary law enforcement methods are largely defined by crime control and militarization in the ?warrior? policing model. In 2013, the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC) adopted an alternative ?guardian? training model for the Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) focu...

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Autor principal: Strah, Beck (Autor)
Otros Autores: Pollock, Joycelyn M. ; Becker, Laurie
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2023
En: Crime & delinquency
Año: 2023, Volumen: 69, Número: 2, Páginas: 439-463
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Palabras clave:
Police Reform
Police Training
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guardian policing
warrior policing
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Sumario:Contemporary law enforcement methods are largely defined by crime control and militarization in the ?warrior? policing model. In 2013, the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC) adopted an alternative ?guardian? training model for the Basic Law Enforcement Academy (BLEA) focused on procedural justice, community partnerships, de-escalation, and crisis intervention. The current study investigates BLEA graduates? perceptions of guardian policing and training elements. Researchers interviewed new officers who completed BLEA training with the guardian curriculum (n?=?17) and officers trained in a warrior-based curriculum (n?=?11). Themes are analyzed from interview data, including officer perceptions of BLEA guardian training and related programs. The paper concludes with discussion of limitations, themes, and policy implications of the research.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/00111287221117488