It is largely agreed that the frontal lobe of the brain, the part relied upon for higher-level cognitive functioning (reasoning), is not fully developed until around 25 years of age. UK police are happy to train and deploy officers from the age of 18. Age 19 if you want the power to shoot someone with a lethal round.
My question is, that in a job which requires remarkable reasoning skills, why is the UK happy to throw any old petulant youth with a chip on their shoulder onto the streets to police the proletariat without even first claiming a firm understanding of their own mind?
I support policing by experience and not by boxes ticked. 25 should be a minimum age for hitting the street, and even so, 30 would be recommended.
My question is, that in a job which requires remarkable reasoning skills, why is the UK happy to throw any old petulant youth with a chip on their shoulder onto the streets to police the proletariat without even first claiming a firm understanding of their own mind?
I support policing by experience and not by boxes ticked. 25 should be a minimum age for hitting the street, and even so, 30 would be recommended.