FBI National Academy

[1] The FBI National Academy was started on July 29, 1935, in response to a 1930 study by the Wickersham Commission that recommended the standardization and professionalization of the law enforcement departments across the United States through centralized training.

In 1935 China, Canada, and Great Britain were among the first foreign nations to send candidates for attendance.

Participants are drawn from every state in the union, from U.S. territories, and from over 160 international partner nations.

[1] Also at the end of the 10-week course there is a final physical exam called the "Yellow Brick Road" which is 6.1 miles in length and has many different obstacles along the way.

[5] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Justice.