NYPD commish Jessica Tisch vows to bring back 1.5-mile timed run, reduces college requirements to beef up force in ‘crisis’
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department is desperate to fill its ranks after unprecedented dips in new cops in ...
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NYPD, in need of police officers, considers lowering college requirement, sources say
The New York City Police Department is considering lowering the college credit requirement to become a police officer as a way of boosting the ability of more people to enter the police academy ...
N.Y.P.D. Lowers Education Standards as Recruitment Falters
But the department will bring back a requirement that officers pass a timed-run test of 1.5 miles, Commissioner Jessica Tisch ...
NYPD reduces college credit requirement for new recruits, reinstates training run
The training run requirement, which was needed to graduate, was relaxed in 2023 when then NYPD Chief of Training Juanita ...
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18 Recruits Graduate from Mohawk Valley Police Academy
The Stanley Theatre hosted the graduation ceremony for the most recent class of the Mohawk Valley Police Academy.
NYPD lowers college credit requirement to address hiring crisis
Effective immediately, the prerequisite requirement to enter the police academy will drop from 60 to 24 college credits, ...
Dying to serve: Dozens of recruits have died nationwide while training to become police officers
At least 29 recruits have died during basic training at law enforcement academies nationwide in the last decade.
New York Police Change Standards to Help Solve 'Hiring Crisis'
The nation's largest police force is facing a "hiring crisis" and will lower college credit requirements to boost recruitment ...