#1. That's a training issue. Not a dig on anyone, though. More time on the gun will solve that, with 90% of that being dry-fire, or even dry-fire laser training.
#2. That sucks, and cops need more live ammo. More training. That's a solid opinion that I have on that one...
Alot of places militarily, the handgun will probably never be used, and minimal training is performed. Qual only. Some places militarily, the handgun is a trained-on weapons platform. You train, you find your faults, you correct, heal those training scars, and advance. I never got to do NEAR the handgun training I wish I had, but I got to play with them often enough to be stupid-familiar with them.