For reference, to be a Maryland State Police officer, you have to complete 45 college credits:
https://mdsp.maryland.gov/careers/pages/training.aspx
^ that's pretty extensive training....perhaps they can update what they teach and include some classes like how to deescalate situations, etc? From people I know that have gone through the police academies that were military veterans, they claim the police academy was much harder than boot camp. I don't know how other academies around the US compare, but we need to set a higher standard.