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3News Investigates: Should police officers be required to earn college degrees?

In part 1, 3News investigator Rachel Polansky told you about the state of policing, pinpointing the small amount of training required of officers, not only in Ohio but across the nation. In part 2 of our exclusive investigation, what's next: Is a college degree the key to bridging the divide between police and the community they're sworn to protect and serve? “It’s part of a long history of police brutality against people of color,” said Dunn. Dr. Ronnie Dunn has studied criminal justice for years. He says not only do police need more training hours, but the entire profession needs to consider requiring a college degree, just as we do with other professions like teachers, doctors and lawyers. “When you consider the awesome power we bestow in our police officers, it would be expected there would be higher levels of educational requirements,” said Dunn. 3News Investigates found that America's police officers are among the least trained in the world, yet our cities give them guns and arrest powers after mere weeks of schooling. “I'm asked fairly regularly about what states are doing it right and the best that I can say is, who's the best among the worst?” said Randy Shrewsberry, a former Cincinnati area police officer and founder of the Institute For Criminal Justice Training Reform. “I just can't say that there's anyone in the U.S. right now that's doing it right,” said Shrewsberry. Right now, police departments in the United States require cadets complete 672 hours of basic training - on average - before joining the force. In Ohio, it's slightly higher at 737 hours. Some Ohio police departments do require training beyond the state's minimum requirements. That includes Cleveland Police and Columbus Police - Both offer 1,100 hours of training to their recruits.