Since I was a kid I always wanted to be a police officer I guess it was.
because both my father and uncle are in law enforcement. I have been around it all.
my life and I have grown to really respect and like the job. To become an officer is.
one of my main goals in life so I have researched the job, like what classes I will.
need and the demands to become an officer are listed below.
Job Description.
Police officers protect life and property, preserve the peace, detect and prevent.
crime and maintain public order by enforcing regulations and laws. Police officers.
may have to work for long periods of time in all kinds of weather. Because they are.
around people who commit crimes the risk of injury is higher than in many other.
occupations. Police officers usually work an 8 hour day, 40 hour week with rotating.
shifts and are subject to calls at any time and my work overtime. Departments.
usually provide officers with benefits and supply them with special allowances for.
uniforms and furnish revolvers, batons, handcuffs and other safety equipment.
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Education.
A high school diploma and compulsion of 18 units of college level course work in.
Police science or a closely related field are the main requirements. A Masters.
degree in Criminal Justice, Sociology, or a closely related field will benefit you.
greatly for entry level professional positions in law enforcement. Also making you.
more likely to be hired and then promoted to higher positions as a police officer. .
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I plan to get my associate degree in social science in college then transfer to a cal.
state to achieve my Bachelors in criminology then my masters in criminal justice.
before applying to the position so I will have a better chance of being hired and I.
will have something to fall back on if it doesn't work out. You do not have to.
choose my route you should do it the way you feel better suits you.
Duties and Responsibilities.
Writing and filling a variety of activity reports daily.