Cutting Corners at Police Academy; Training Was Reduced, Standards Eased in Rush to Expand D.C. Force Series: LAW AND DISORDER: THE DISTRICT'S TROUBLED POLICE Series Number: 2/4

From: The Washington Post | Date: August 29, 1994| Author: | Copyright information

Kenneth Rather completed the D.C. police academy in the summer of 1989. Then fear set in.

During his stint there, officials cut back the time spent teaching recruits how to fire their 9mm handguns and how to maneuver a cruiser in a high-speed chase.

As he approached his rookie assignment in the relatively low-crime 2nd District, west of Rock Creek Park, Rather was unsure he could handle it. "I didn't feel like I was getting trained right," Rather said. "I got scared, to be honest with you.

"And then we got the guns, and I thought, `I'm not ready for this.' "

Rather quit.

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