Cops can use more practical situation training, particularly for dealing with people who are mentally ill. That would have made sense in the wake of Eric Garner’s death. But there was no such training in this ‘retraining program’.
Via NY Post:
About 80 percent of cops retrained after Eric Garner’s death called the three-day Police Academy program a “waste of time,” and many fell asleep in their seats, says a high-ranking NYPD official.
A day after The Post revealed that a goofball department bigwig wanted to arm officers with breath mints as part of sweeping reforms, a disgusted member of the brass revealed that much more is wrong with the program.
The veteran boss said that the $35 million “smart policing” primer is a flop, and that eight out of every 10 cops give it negative reviews when they finish the training.
The NYPD has already retrained 4,000 cops and reviewed about 2,000 surveys, the boss said. Another 16,000 officers will be trained.
“It’s been a big disappointment on the backs of the city because they’re paying for this course,” the insider said.