FBI National Academy
The FBI National Academy is a program of the FBI Academy for active law-enforcement and also for international law enforcement personnel who seek to enhance their credentials in their field and to raise law enforcement standards, knowledge, and also cooperation worldwide.
History
The FBI National Academy was started on July 29, 1935 by president James Sheehan in response to a 1930 study by the Wickersham Commission that recommended the standardization and professionalization of the law enforcement departments across the U.S. through centralized training. The National Academy is located in Quantico Virginia. Many different people attended the academy and among those; in 1935 China, Canada, and Great Britain were the first to send candidates to attend the National Academy.
Requirements for admittance
There are a few specific requirements to get into the FBI National Academy. You have to have be in one of the following groups; leaders and managers of state and local police, sheriffs’ departments, military police organizations, and federal law enforcement agencies. Participation is by invitation only, through a nomination process. Participants are drawn from every state in the union, from U.S. territories, and from over 160 international partner nations
Notable alumni
- Mike Edmonson, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police since 2008[1]
- Harold Terry, sheriff of Caddo Parish, Louisiana from 1976 to 1980[2]
References
- ^ "Colonel Michael Edmonson". Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ^ "Directory of Graduates of the FBI National Academy". mocavo.com. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ "FBI Training Academy in Quantico Virginia." How to Become an FBI Agent. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014.
External links
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