Quote Originally Posted by Danny
There are a million things wrong in this world, most of us understand the problem but few of us have solutions. Stating the obvious is easy, but whats your realistic solution to the problem at hand?

I know I do not have a solution, I would love to see more educated police, but unfortunately I cannot think of a way nor have a heard of a legitimate solution. Its quite a problem with todays LEOs.
The solution is simple: require higher education for police on the personnel side and put funding into community-policing programs. Education is the best thing for police. In many places, continuing education is discouraged (though often not in so many words), and that is simply because there's a portion of society that is afraid of a better educated policing system. There are arguments that go both ways, for sure, but I believe that higher education and community involvement is the future for policing. The best way to fully integrate the police with the communities they serve is by making the two accountable to each other.

Danny, I'm not sure what your background is, but there's tons of literature on the subject that supports the idea of higher education standards across the board, and there are several really meaty case studies and comparative policing models that support a community policing approach. Robbie Friedman is a great author to look at for more information. Hope that helps!