Academy of Law

Type	Military academy
First appearance	2000 AD prog 27
Publisher	Rebellion Developments

The Academy of Law is a fictional place of learning appearing in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the British comic 2000 AD.

Depicted many times since the early days of the Judge Dredd series, the Academy of Law is where the Judges of Mega-City One are trained. Training a Street Judge takes fifteen long, hard years (although exceptional cadets may graduate earlier through a fast-track programme, usually in thirteen years). Many of the entrants to the Academy of Law never make it to the streets of Mega-City One as a full Judge. The Academy is sometimes referred to as "The toughest school on earth". Cadets are either cloned from proven genetic stock, or are recruited into the Academy, typically at the age of five. They are then expected to learn the basics of law enforcement very quickly, and any failing during their rigorous training is likely to lead to expulsion. Only two in seven cadets graduate. On graduating cadets attain Rookie Judge status and are awarded their half eagle badge and white helmet.Cadet judges attend regular classes on all aspects of policing and controlling a 22nd Century Megalopolis. Both practical and mental skills are vital to their progress at the Academy, so they are subjected to continual assessment by their judge-tutors. One of the standard texts at the academy is The Comportment of a Judge - a fictional reference guide for street judges written by Judge Dredd, and often known as "Dredd's Comportment." As well as judging skills in their early years at the academy they also receive a standard education in reading, writing, mathematics, science, geography (both international and the city's layout), history (they are told the same rewritten and censored version as the citizens ) and languages, just about all the judges can speak Sov (Russian). They are trained in other languages if required. They are trained and exercised to very high physical levels to make sure they are naturally fit and have the high stamina level required for the long duty hours when they hit the streets, some judges are known to do 48 hour shifts before taking any sleep. One of the most important things that they are taught (or possibly brainwashed) is a deep seated fanatical belief in the Judge governmental political system and the Justice Department's ideological stance on subjects. Most judges (and Dredd in particular) won't accept any other systems of government and openly attempt to dissuade others from researching and understanding them.

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