With very few exceptions, each state has a commission, councilor board that is responsible for setting the minimum qualificationsto be a public police officers in that state. Generally theseregulatory bodies are referred to as POSTs. The POST agencies issue\"certifications, or in other words, the liccense to serve as apolice officer in that state. Maryland has the Maryland PoliceTraining Commission (MPTC) While individual agencies may set theirhiring standards higher than the state's \"certification\"requirement, all applicants to be public police officers must atleast meet the standard.
No state's POST has a full four year college degree as aminimum education standard to be a public police officer.Why?
