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Combat training is a rite of passage for police recruits. It's left a trail of deaths and injuries
Since 2005, at least a dozen deaths and hundreds of injuries have been linked to physical combat drills in police and game warden academies, prompting calls for standardized safety measures.
- Police recruits are subjected to combat training drills that have been linked to at least a dozen deaths and hundreds of injuries since 2005.
- Law enforcement experts say the drills teach critical skills when properly designed, but critics argue they put recruits at risk of abuse.
- In recent incidents, recruits have died after fighting instructors, while others suffered severe injuries like amputations.
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How a violent police academy drill has been tied to deaths and injuries across the country
When recruits were punched and tackled during a role-playing exercise at the Texas game wardens academy last year, they were taking part in a longstanding police training tradition that critics say should be retired.
·United States
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Combat training is a rite of passage for police recruits. It's left a trail of deaths and injuries
Combat training drills are a rite of passage for police recruits nationwide, and an Associated Press investigation finds they've left a trail of deaths and injuries.
·Minneapolis, United States
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