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advice?
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Posted 4 months ago
I am 25 years old. I have taken the fallowing classes:
Criminal Law
CCI: Computer Crime Law
Abnormal Psychology
Contemporary Amer Society
Oral/Interpersonal Comm
Constitutional Law
Terrorism & Emergency Planning
Professional Police Comm
Law Enforcement Writing
Private Investigations, Intro
Law Enforcement Issues
Intro to sociology
Criminology
Criminal Justice intro
Business crime prevention
Community policing
Criminal Investigation Theory
Psychology of human relations
I am currently out of school due to a problem with my Financial Aid. It doesn’t look like I will be going back soon. What can I do to get a job as a police officer sooner? My town has a volunteer program and I’m signing up.
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| Posted 4 months ago Jen, please introduce yourself to PL in the Introductions Forum. As for your question, it really depends on your area, state requirements, so forth. Contact your local PD to figure out minimum standards. Getting involved in the dept is a good step. Heroes Live Forever! |
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| Posted 4 months ago I was currious if there was a over all standard. I do not want to work in the state that I live in. I know most places require 60 credits which I excede. |
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| Posted 4 months ago As previously stated, each of the 50 states are different in the requirments for POST (Peace Officer's Standards and Training). Some states require that you put yourself through an academy and other like mine (Alabama) require that an agency sponsors you (which means that you have a job with them). Also please go and post an introduce. Best of luck. My day begins when yours ends. |
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| Posted 4 months ago flying_babyb says ...
Most states have some sort of licensing board...often called a POST board. Try googling it for the state you are looking for, and they will have minimum requirements listed for that state. Obviously every agency can have further requirements. Heroes Live Forever! |
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| Posted 4 months ago Ok thanks for the advice. I DID post on the introduction board. |
