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in a crisis. · · · "When you grow, you're going
"Tpey have had a failu_re in · to have growing pains," he said.:
training," Jerome H. Skolnick, a .·• "We had our own form ofb~"Qy
law professor at the "University of boom," Kroeker said. "There
California, Berkeley.
were concerns about training'
"It's not the fault of the new of-. needs, but we're confident in "the_
fleers," Skolnick said. "It's the otlr training system, we had the'
fault of superior officers and the . ability to cope with the surge." -
values that are communicated by ... George Aliano, president of
· the leadership of the depart- the Los Angeles Police Protectj.v~
ment."
Leagtie, said the training problem
Deputy Chief Mark Kroeker, could be eased if the departmei)t
the new commander of LAPD's provided more incentives to keep
Valley Division who oversaw the officers from leaving patrol duty
expansion as head of personnel . - which is the lowest payin~,
and training, acknowledged :least prestigious job on the fore¢..
problems from the rapid hiring of :l "We need to keep people with_
so many new.officers; . · knowledge there," Aliano said.
"Inexperienced officers ~re ··''The only way to do that is to
scared to death," Kro~ker satd. provide incentives - not only .
"They are all on probat10n. Th~y . monetary, but recognition. ~t­
.are very concerned about thetr."' ting people know that it's impor- .
jobs." . :. '·tail.t, so they will say 'I'm not a
Kroeker said the training of , failure to stay here.' "
·rookie officers "is something we _ .
need to look at," bu! added that . · Daily News Staff. Writer Pa_.:..
·the problem was not tnsurmount- trick McGreevy contnbuted to thrs ·
;able. · ~-'·~tory. :,· _ _ ·· ;.,
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