In some states, community colleges do the police training. That's what I did. Depending on state, such programs can range from 6 months to 2 years. Again, depending on state, the individual can just enroll on their own, or in other states the requirements range from "sponsored" by an agency ("yeah, we think this person might make a good cop" - but not getting paid) to actually hired and sworn in.
Generally, the state police have their own academies/training facilities. Only the largest police departments (like Los Angeles) can afford to support their own schools.
States where any kid (like I was!) can enroll before getting hired will have too many trained/educated prospective police officers chasing too few jobs, while your state has too many jobs chasing insufficient workers.
Generally, the state police have their own academies/training facilities. Only the largest police departments (like Los Angeles) can afford to support their own schools.
States where any kid (like I was!) can enroll before getting hired will have too many trained/educated prospective police officers chasing too few jobs, while your state has too many jobs chasing insufficient workers.