▁pr ere quis ite ▁for ▁a ▁civil ian ' s ▁appointment , ▁some ▁degree ▁of ▁qual ification ▁was ▁usually ▁present ▁and ▁facil itated ▁on - the - job ▁training . ▁En list ed ▁personnel ▁received ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁training ▁on ▁the ▁job ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁months ▁after ▁en list ment . ▁ ▁The ▁academic ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁education ▁system ▁began ▁in ▁February . ▁The ▁Young ▁Men ' s ▁Basic ▁Police ▁School ▁( E sc uela ▁B ás ica ▁Pol icial ▁de ▁Var ones — EB P V ), ▁which ▁had ▁ 1 2 0 ▁students ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁provided ▁a ▁one - year ▁training ▁course ▁at ▁the ▁oper ational ▁level ▁for ▁sub altern s ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁police . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Police ▁Academy ▁offered ▁a ▁four - year ▁course ▁for ▁officers . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁a cademy ' s ▁curr icul um ▁included ▁criminal ▁law , ▁pen al ▁and ▁civil ▁investigation , ▁cr imin ology , ▁ball istics , ▁labor atory ▁science , ▁n arc ot ics , ▁veh icular ▁and ▁ped est rian ▁traffic , ▁order ▁and ▁security ▁of ▁persons ▁and ▁install ations , ▁mart ial ▁arts , ▁and ▁human ▁and ▁public ▁relations . ▁The ▁a cademy ▁also ▁offered ▁a ▁special ized ▁course ▁pattern ed ▁on ▁the ▁counter ins ur gency ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Special ▁War fare ▁School ▁at ▁Fort ▁B rag g , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁▁ ▁The ▁police ▁a cademy ▁addition ally