Survey Conducted on the Police Officers Regarding the Quality of Various Forms of Basic Police Training

The aim of this paper is to explore views of police officers regarding the quality of various forms of basic police training in the Republic of Croatia. Data subjects in this survey are lecturers and supervisors of educational groups within Josip Jovic Police School, as well as students attending regular two-year highschool police vocational training program (2012/2013), and those attending post-high school vocational police adult training program (2013/2014). The following questionnaires have been used for obtaining data: The comparison between the two-year highschool program (2011/2013) and The adult police vocational training program - prequalification P-9 (2013/2014), and Evaluation Questionnaire - police officers, drafted for the purpose of this survey. No similar study have been conducted in the Republic of Croatia until now, so this study is precondition for further deeper analysis to decide about the optimal form of basic police education in the Republic of Croatia. In an objective manner, the paper presents the satisfaction with certain forms of education and their various segments (organisation, duration, quality, content, proportion of theory, exercises and school practice), as well as the satisfaction with the overall preparedness for work upon the completed police training.