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NYPD cut college credit requirement from 60 to 24

Dallas now allows recruits with a diploma and work experience

FBI dropping four-year degree mandate starting in October

Agencies nationwide easing standards to address staffing shortages

More police agencies, from big-city departments to federal agencies, are lowering education standards for new recruits — a sign of how much the profession is changing as it struggles to recruit and retain officers.

This year, at least two major city agencies — the New York Police Department and the Dallas Police Department — have cut some education requirements for new recruits.

In February, the NYPD reduced its college credit requirement for police academy entry from 60 credits to 24. Following a new policy approval in J

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