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Higher Education
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Affirmed the requirement of a high school education by the Boston Police Department
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Used to validate higher-educational requirements as minimum criteria for entry-level selection
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Used to encourage officers to continue their education beyond minimum requirements
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Most comprehensive federal crime legislation since the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
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Association comprised of college-educated police chief executives calling for higher educational standards in policing
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A major police of legislation dealing with the national concern about crime
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Issued a report entitled The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society
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Supported the notion that an educational requirement can be quantitatively job validated
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If an employment practice is job related, it may be allowed as a requirement, even if it has discriminatory overtones
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Challenged police departments requirement of having college credits
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Established to provide funding to police personnel and those who wanted to pursue a college education in preparation to become a police officer
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Report issued by the Presidents Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice