THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS COME UNDER FIRE RECENTLY FOR HOW IT DEALT WITH RECENT CRIMES THAT INVOLVED CHILDREN. AND CHIEF MIKE GEIER WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT HOW THE DEPARTMENT CHOOSES AND TRAINS OFFICERS TO BECOME DETECTIVES. THE CHIEF AND PAUL DURAN, A COMMANDER, TOLD THE POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD THURSDAY EVENING THAT THE PROCESS IS NOT WHERE THEY WANT IT.
GEIER SAYS IF OFFICERS ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING DETECTIVES, THEY NEED TO ENROLL IN CERTAIN TRAINING CLASSES. GEIER SAYS APD IS NOW ADDING A “CAREER PATH” FOR OFFICERS WHO WANT TO BE DETECTIVES. AND GEIER SAYS APD IS CONSIDERING A YEAR OF PROBATION FOR THOSE OFFICERS AND HE WANTS TO SEE MORE ADVANCED TRAINING TO ENSURE THEY’RE PREPARED FOR BEING DETECTIVES.
