{{Short description|Trainee police officer}} {{refimprove|date=March 2026}} A '''police cadet''' can refer either to a trainee police officer or to a member of a youth organization in which young people learn about and/or participate in law enforcement and police work.
Many police departments in the United States offer police cadet programs, as do a number of police forces in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=Police1 |date=2025-09-02 |title=How to become a police cadet or police explorer |url=https://www.police1.com/police-jobs-and-careers/articles/how-to-become-a-police-cadet-or-explorer-IZmIAyNVdAjuXd0y/ |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=Police1 |language=en-US}}</ref>
== See also == *Police academy *Police cadets in the United Kingdom *Police training
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