The Role of Legal Education for the Performance of Police Interventions at the Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava

Abstract

This paper studies the law-related learning process at a state university and emphasises its peculiarities and special status. Certain law subjects offered at the Academy of the Police Force in Bratislava (Slovakia) are presented and the importance of legal education concerning the performance of the police service is stressed. The authors offer a brief overview of the assigned study fields and programs and list the law subjects that have a special place in the Police Academy training system. They share their practical knowledge and experience obtained while teaching selected law subjects. The paper has been developed within a national research project and the attention is given to selected attributes of the learning process — the police law — as its knowledge is crucial for the performance of police interventions. The paper underlines the legitimacy of obtaining law-related knowledge, which the Police Academy graduates will need in their future police career.