Deficient by Design: Why U.S. Law Enforcement Training Fails at Upholding the Bill of Rights—and Who’s Really Accountable

 

A Federation Peacekeeping Task Force Memorandum on Systemic Shortfalls and the Path to Authentic Public Service

Across the United States, law enforcement agencies and their foundational training systems exhibit a glaring and dangerous deficiency: the core duty to protect the rights of "We the People," enshrined in the Bill of Rights, receives shockingly little instructional priority.

Despite oaths to uphold the Constitution, state and municipal police academies—under the direction of state Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commissions and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC)—allocate only a fraction of their curriculum to this most essential charge.

The Unanimous Declaration of Independence

The Framework that Contains all Other Agreements that Followed 

Statistical Reality:
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics and data from the Institute for Criminal Justice Training Reform (ICJTR), the average U.S. police academy requires approximately 833 total hours of training. Yet, a mere 6% of that time (about 51 hours) focuses on criminal and constitutional law, the primary domain for Bill of Rights education. Contrast this with the highest training focus—practical operations, firearms, and defensive tactics—which dominate hundreds of hours. Staggeringly, report writing, a critical aspect of legal accountability and accurate public record, ranks among the very lowest—often less than 25 hours, or about 3%. This egregious imbalance not only stifles transparency and fairness but sets officers up for failure and public suspicion.

In truth, these minimal proportions have been consistent across decades: there was never an era when U.S. law enforcement training robustly centered the citizen’s constitutional rights. Instead, the decentralized patchwork of local and state requirements has fostered vast inconsistency, cultivating “systemic deficiencies in training and accountability,” as confirmed by multiple Department of Justice investigations. At root, this is not a result of accidental oversight, but a structural flaw intentionally perpetuated by the commissions and regulatory centers. The centralized authorities—POST Commissions, FLETC, and similar entities—have repeatedly failed to prioritize the protection of rights as the bedrock of true peacekeeping.

Consequences:
The design is so flawed that when officers, inevitably underprepared for real-world civil rights challenges, face litigation, entrenched legal shields like “Qualified Immunity” (a doctrine derived from judicial interpretation and linked to Article 4 concerning obligations of good faith service) quickly cloak all but the most egregious abuses. This cycle—minimally trained officers, little meaningful accountability, and a bureaucratic blanket of immunity—protects institutions from the consequences of their systemic shortcomings, regardless of the harm visited upon citizens, families, and even the officers’ own kin.

Article 4 of the Constitution underscores the concept of Good Faith Services, applying both to corporate subcontracting services such as municipal police agencies and to contracting unincorporated American services recognized under the same article. This constitutional provision embodies the solemn obligation that public servants, including law enforcement officers, honor their service contracts in good faith, ensuring protection of the people—including their rights, property, and posterity.

It must be underscored: the blame for recurring partnerships, abuse, or controversy in law enforcement does not fall squarely on the shoulders of the individual officer, who is too often set up for failure from day one. Instead, it rests at the feet of the administrators and policymakers who have, over generations, perpetuated a model where operational tactics always outweigh instruction in the very rights the public—corporate citizenry and sovereign Americans alike—depend upon for protection, both in their persons, property, and posterity.

Corporate “Service Contract” and the Role of the American Sovereign:
Our Peacekeeping Task Force recognizes a vital distinction: those labeled as “Corporate Citizens” are party to the constitutional “service contract” under which law enforcement is to act as public servants, bound to protect rights and estates. By contrast, sovereign Americans do not stand under the Constitution in the same contractual sense, yet still bear the responsibility—and duty—to uphold and enforce its principles. It is exactly because corporations and governmental entities repeatedly fail to course-correct, even after numerous admonishments, that the sovereign people reserve the right and responsibility to “institute new service subcontractors,” consistent with the principles of the Unanimous Declaration of Independence.

Progress and Transparency through Public Notice:
The Peacekeeping Task Force has been actively working to publish its Memoranda for Record as part of the public record, now housed within the newly assigned Official Memorandum section at PKTFnews.org. This section is slowly being populated with publications that serve as Public Notice to all Peacekeeping and Law Enforcement agencies operating across the spectrum of Land and Soil, Air (conscionable contract and intellectual property constructs), and Maritime Admiralty jurisdictions. The community is asked to be patient as these updated Memoranda are added, originating from years of steady research and a sincere willingness to build substantial, loyal interface pathways to all peacemakers and peacekeepers dedicated to restoring honor within the profession.

A Solemn Dedication to Renewal:
These efforts are enshrined in the Peacekeeping Task Force Charter, offered by the Federation and fully embraced by all directorates within the Task Force.

The goal is unequivocal: to help restore American law enforcement officers and Corporate Sheriffs to a higher standard where both officer safety and department reputation are safeguarded through genuine commitment to constitutional service.

The Path Forward:
We urge all law enforcement agencies—local, state, and federal—and Corporate Sheriffs to actively seek free training from Americans who truly honor the ideals of their service contracts. Beginning with a focus on all applicable jurisdictions—Land and Soil, Air, and Maritime Admiralty—this initiative aims to transition law enforcement toward lawful, productive, and long-lasting peacekeeping, restoring trust between officers and the communities they serve.

Accountability, Service, and the Law of the Land:
True peacekeeping and genuine public service begin and end with the actual and constituted rights of all people, their private estates, and their public assets. Anything less is a breach of the service contract owed to the corporate citizenry who serve the American sovereign men and women and their families. No prolonged legal shield or bureaucratic structure should conceal systemic failures in honor and duty.

For concerned citizens and allies:
The Peacekeeping Task Force invites all to visit PKTFnews.org to access the latest Official Memoranda, found on the homepage and under the Home button in the navigation bar for the complete archive. Together, through cooperation and education, we can significantly help rebuild the reputation of American law enforcement subcontractors and support the sovereign people in safeguarding our shared future.

Signed:
The Federation Peacekeeping Task Force
“Upholding the Law of the Land, and Land Law for Now and Tomorrow”