"Education doesn't make a bad cop good, but it makes a good cop better." --Chief (ret.) Frederick A. Thompson, M.S., South Brunswick Township, NJ, Police Department Adapted from the Doctoral dissertation of Dr. Richard Weinblatt, The Cop Doc, this book details the historical controversy surrounding the education of law enforcement officers. Cops & College: Lessons in Professionalism is instructive for both the aspiring and the veteran officer wanting to get information on how education and the professional law enforcer dovetail. Topics include: -Importance of Education in Policing -Choice of Majors for Police Professionals -Historical Overview of Law Enforcement Education -Viewpoint of Police Agencies on Education -Education's Impact on Hiring and Promotion of Officers