LANSING POLICE DEPARTMENT HISTORICAL WEB SITE
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LANSING POLICE DEPARTMENT HISTORICAL WEB SITE
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MID-MICHIGAN POLICE ACADEMY The 1960s and early 1970s were turbulent years in the United States. Labor disputes, the Vietnam War, civil disturbances, and defiance of drug laws all contributed to this unrest. Demonstrations became commonplace throughout the U.S. and in Lansing, the Capital City. Regardless of personal opinion, law enforcement officers were called upon to maintain law and order. Recruitment of police officers, particularly of minorities, remained at a record low. To further upgrade police departments nationally, federal grants were awarded for the recruitment, training, and education of police officers. One such grant, Law Enforcement Education Program (LEEP), offered reimbursement to those enrolled in academic classes. Throughout the United States, regulatory commissions or agencies organized to set mandatory standards for the training of law enforcement officers. Individual training centers could be developed using the standards set by the commission or agency. In mid-Michigan, police chiefs, sheriffs, public safety directors and members of the Michigan Public Safety office met to determine the requirements and standards for the first Mid-Michigan Police Training Academy organized in 1967. In 1970, the Michigan legislature passed a bill requiring a minimum of 240 hours of training for all Michigan law enforcement officers and continues to update requirements. In 1975, the Academy relocated to Lansing Community College and was renamed the Mid-Michigan Law Enforcement Academy (within the Criminal Justice Center). In 1981, the center was renamed the Charles F. Pegg Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Center in memory of East Lansing police chief Charles Pegg for his dedication to the Academy.
Lansing Police Department Personnel 1968 (The above photo's hyperlink is very large and will Take sometime to load)
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