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Reduced training for DPS troopers

Texas DPS troopers will now receive 1/3 less training than in the past before being deployed onto the streets, the Houston Chronicle reported this week:Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, said reducing the length of academy training will shave costs, increase recruitment and lead to more frequent classes. ?We can provide superior training at less cost, in less time, and it's far easier for us to recruit,? said McCraw, adding many recruits will not commit to a training course lasting more than 7 months. ?We determined we can be much more competitive in recruiting, in college and the military, in an 18-week school and one that's not done just once or twice a year.? McCraw recently persuaded the DPS governing board to trim the existing 27-week training course to 18 weeks, a move he hopes will help the state police find enough applicants to fill nearly 400 vacancies...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 13, 2010 (boomark / email).