Originally Posted by
JustOneGun
Not to be a Debbie Downer but, one problem instructors have with trying to make things better in Arizona(and many other states) is the difference between AZPOST and Agency policy. Having two different standards is a real legal problem for administrators.
The big question from administrators often is, what do you intend to do with this new qualification? A great way that I think works is to identify those officers that fail your tougher standard and then to remediate them. But ultimately administrators will not want to fire someone who is passing the easier state qualification. Sadly, even the dumbest cops quickly understand this and the lowest common denominator wins out.
One of the biggest standards that I believe works is to hit the officer in the pocket book. Linking passing the qualification to eligibility for off duty work and special assignment for the year is a great motivator. The only real challenge is to get the department to sign off on more bullets for the training and have enough instructors to train them. IMO, that is the real deal killer. Time and money. One step forward, two steps back...