Second chance

The Advertiser: Young given second chance to join police :

"SAPOL will establish a Youth Recruitment Development Program and employ a youth recruitment development officer to help young people who have missed entry into the Police Academy."

This is the sort of thing I mean.Young people who have been rejected by the police are being mentored through programmes to give them a better chance of succeeding with their applications. It will give young people who didn't make the grade a chance to prove they want to be in the police. It gives them a chance to fill in their learning gaps. The police can't just take someone on because they want to be in the police. Policing requires very particular skills and personalities. The police, in a mentoring programme, can draw out and develop the qualities they need in young recruits. The young ones have something to aim for and something to work on. The police have a chance to share their knowledge and expertise and build a force which is stable and skilled. Adults do have to show the young ones the ropes. It is a time honoured method across centuries and cultures.