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Requirements to apply to the police force- An international outlook

A brief examination at different police forces in the world have been made in this report regarding the requirements needed to apply to a police force in a particular country. The chosen countries are England and Wales, Toronto (Canada), New York, Hong Kong and Sweden, the selection criteria has been based on language and accessibility.

The lowest minimum age amongst these countries and states to apply for the police force is in New York with 17 ½ years and the highest  minimum age is in Sweden with 20 years. India has a minimum age of 18 so one cannot argue that the police personnel are recruited too early in age in this case. The lowest maximum age for   joining the mentioned police forces is in India where the upper limits stops between the ages of  20-27 depending on the state while Western Australia and Sweden have no upper age limit for joining their police forces.

 When it comes to educational requirements a candidate for constable level in Hyderabad, India must have passed SSC (10th grade) or its equivalent  examination while for instance there are no formal educational qualifications required to join the police force in England and Wales.

One of the police forces' goals are to maintain law and order, therefore it can be believed that police personnel should have an immaculate past. However a criminal record might not exclude applicants from England and Wales, New York and Sweden while applicants in Toronto are not allowed to have a record of criminal convictions. No indicator has been found when it comes to the Indian requirements to apply to the police force as a constable.

Police personnel can be very vulnerable to corruption with this in mind only England and Wales among the selected countries do a check on the applicant's financial history.