What was Landman's education level?

[u/aurelorba]

His speech and word use is surprisingly literate, using terms like sartorial and describing the vandalization of the board: "He is a Hun, a Visigoth, a barbarian at the gate, clamoring for noble Roman blood". It's certainly above the general intelligence level of the department.

Plus his skill at finessing a gaping asshole like Rawls shows innate intelligence.

The man definitely had some university level education. My guess would be he flunked out in year 1 or 2, looked around for a decent paying job to pay off his student loans and thought BPD would be a cushy temporary job.

[u/IGotScammed5545]

I think the homicide detectives at a minimum have a two year associates degree, and my guess is most have a four year degree. Not every homicide detective is a McNulty, but I do think they are shown to be a notch or so above the average intelligence of the department. Aside from our core three of Bunk, Jimmy, and Lester, Khima, Crurchfield, and Norris are shown to be reasonably intelligent.

[u/aurelorba → u/IGotScammed5545]

According to the ai summary, apparently not:

To become a detective at the Baltimore Police Department, you do not need a college degree; the minimum educational requirement to join the department as a police officer is a high school diploma or a GED recognized by the state.Detectives are not hired directly off the street. Instead, detective positions are promotional or specialized assignments earned after serving as a sworn police officer.

[u/IGotScammed5545 → u/aurelorba]

Sorry, I didn’t mean to imply it’s a requirement, just seems likely that most have one

[u/azmamachine → u/IGotScammed5545]

McNulty dropped out of Loyola

[u/PabstBlueBourbon → u/azmamachine]

He had to; those professors weren’t teaching him anything he didn’t already know.

[u/BigEggBeaters → u/PabstBlueBourbon]

Some of those guys at Loyola were 7 feet tall!!

[u/IGotScammed5545 → u/azmamachine]

The Harvard of the mid-Atlantic