Cadet Program

The Cadet program was something that other agencies had done for years, and Baltimore had been trying to establish to help free up patrolman from desk jobs and put them back or the streets. While cadets handled these tasks formerly handled by police, such as answering phones, filing reports, pulling reports, warrants, etc. they were also being groomed to become police, a sort of test drive, for the department to see if the cadet had what it took, and to see if the police work was what the cadet wanted out of life. Likewise, this got the youth a job within the department while they were young and before they were hired by someone else or found a different field to work in.

Stamp Made in Photoshop shows P/O Chuck Bealefeld getting his Cadet Badge

Baltimore's Police Department's
Cadet Program

The Cadet Program Started on 17 June 1965, the first Cadet patch was a grey and blue rocker patch, which was changed to the more modern looking patch but with the word CITY on the patch; this change and the removal of the grey stripe down the pant legs took place on  11 January 1972

The Second Cadet Patch Would Look Like This. 
Like the Officer's patch of the same time with the word "CITY"
1972 until 1974
1974 - Present

48 Police Cadets in Courses

22 Sept 1967

48 city police have begun mandatory classes in law enforcement at Baltimore junior-college under a department financed program which could lead to associate of arts degree for each cadet. The program requires that each of the departments but that’s thick six semester hours of courses during the fall and spring semesters and at least three hours during the summer months. In addition to the 40 the start of the program, an additional 11 Cadets have already been taken horses at the junior-college or at Morgan state college. Six men now in the police academy who began his Cadets are also taking college courses under the program.

$5200 a Semester

From departmental training funds, each student’s tuition of $89 and book expenses of about $15 will be paid, making total cost of the department for each semester of about $5200 The police cadet program was initiated in the city in 1965. A youth can become a cadet at the age of 18 and then entered the police Academy at the age of 21 to become a full-fledged patrolman. Under the present schedule, a fit that who begins the college program at the age of 18 and about two-thirds the credits needed for an associate of arts degree in law enforcement. In order to remain at the deck, the Cadet must maintain passing grades in his classes.

Starting Courses

That’s just starting to classes will take courses in English and sociology. Donald D. Pomerleau, Police Commissioner, said he feels “education and training and mandatory college programs for the debts will ensure that we have a constant flow of intelligent young man entering the department.” He said, “if where to get the very most out of our cadet program, it is necessary that would make it mandatory for them to unfold in a police administration course.” Under the program, the Cadets have been divided into two groups, half of which will take classes on Monday and Wednesday nights the other half will attend on Tuesday and Thursday nights.

The Third Cadet Patch in Time with the City Officer's Patch 
Having the Word CITY Removed

 

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