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Police Department Field Training Program
Summary
Riverside trains rookie officers for 25 weeks — more than double the state minimum — before letting them patrol solo. Four trainees resigned this year, and the department is planning to simplify its trainee rating scale from seven points to three.
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✅Who benefits
Residents get better-trained officers, and trainees get more structured support before hitting the streets alone.
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