Can you become rich by being a police officer?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average pay for an officer in the US is $25.39 per hour. I guess the rest depends on your spending habits and the amount of overtime you are willing to work. http://www.bls.gov/oes/2008/may/oes33305...
What is the best way to become a Reserve Police Officer?
First, you must meet the basic requirements for licensing as a peace officer, since deputies and reserve officers are peace officers. In Texas, the first hurdle is the licensing exam. There are three approaches. One is to challenge the exam, which I did, after getting the textbooks and studying. Second is to pay your own way through a county academy. That can be expensive. Third you can get a police chief, sheriff or constable to sponsor you through the academy, but that is no guarantee of a job offer. Reserve officers are usually volunteer, unpaid positions. After you complete the academy and pass the test, you must be commissioned by a police agency. The screening process usually involves completion of a detailed personal history application, prior employment inquiries, education verification, driver's history check, local agency check, fingerprint check through the state police, reference interviews, drug screen, medical exam, psychological screening and an oral board interview. There may be an agility or strength test involved. If hired, you are put on probation for at least six months and assigned to a field training officer, which many rookies consider the toughest part. Many sheriff's departments require new hires to do their time as custodial officers in a jail, before they are ever assigned as road deputies. Reserves are used for special events, office duties and as an extra officer for patrol or other duties. Some reserves, because of their background and training, may get special assignments. Mine involved training, investigations and collecting judgments on writs of execution. Smaller agencies may use more experienced reserves to fill in on patrol when the department is short handed. Good luck!
What is the best way to become a police officer in toronto?
Although I am not a Toronto police officer as you had requested, I did serve as an auxiliary police officer in the USA. We were not sworn officers, but were armed and did have limited arrest authority. I had a Bachelor's degree in Engineering when I applied and I obtained a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice while I served. The first degree helped me become an officer. The second degree helped with getting promoted to sergeant, then lieutenant. After visiting the Toronto Police Service web site and visiting a current posting for a police cadet-in-training job opportunity, the educational requirements that were listed are: "Have successfully completed at least four years of secondary school education or its equivalent. (Note: official transcripts and diplomas will be required). Where education has been completed outside Ontario, official proof of equivalency must be obtained. Post secondary education is preferred;" Secondary education refers to high school and post secondary refers to colleges and universities. So although they do prefer some college or university studies, they do not specify if an Associate degree or higher is required. To me, this simply implies that if you have a Masters degree, you will have an advantage over those with Bachelor's and Associate degrees and high school diplomas. And if you have a Bachelor's degree, you will have an advantage over those with Associate degrees and high school diplomas. And if you have an Associate degree, you will have an advantage of those with just high school diplomas. If you do decide to earn a degree, Criminal Justice is not your only option. You can major in any related field, such as Sociology, Pre-law, Psychology, Social Work, etc. Or you can also major in just about any non-related field, such as Business, Education, Computer Science, History, etc. These non-related fields will help you get employed after you retire from police service if you decide to work at something completely different. Finally, if you do decide to go to college or the university, I would highly recommend you apply to become a Toronto Police auxiliary officer. This will allow you to get to meet and work with sworn officers from the same agency you hope to make a career at. This would look great on your application. Visit the source link I posted below for more details. /
Degrees best for becoming a Police Officer?
None of those college majors would give you any better chance of becoming a police officer than the other. All of them would be good choices. There are many majors that are good for police officers. Choose a major that interests you and that would be useful for police work. Accounting, law, communications, a foreign language, photography, and computer science are some other examples of majors that can be good for police officers. Get at least a 4 year degree with the highest grade point average that you can. Become the best writer that you can. Improve your vocabulary, spelling, and reading comprehension skills. Improve your observation and memory skills. Don't do anything illegal. Maintain a good reputation. Become as physically fit as you can. These are some things you can do that could help you become a police officer. Best of luck!
Is the army a good way to become a police officer?
Having military experience can certainly benefit you when it come to getting a police officer job. You can also gain some police work experience if you join the Army and become an MP. You should get a college degree if you don't have one already. Having a degree will give you more opportunities. Check out http://www.peaceofficerjobs.com for excellent information and advice about becoming a police officer.
Can a hippie become a police officer?
Interesting question. Let’s see, in the 60’s I wore shoulder length hair, a full long beard, big bell bottoms, participated in protests, etc. Then I served in the US Army, followed by my career as a cop for a bit over 35 years. So I guess one may at least have some of the appearance and actions of what we thought of as a hippie at some point and still be a cop later (or even at the same time if working undercover). I did take some razzing from fellow cops who saw pics of me in the earlier guise.
Degrees for becoming a Police Officer?
I want to become a police officer and possibly go on to become a game warden. Right now, my only option is online classes. Are there any good online schools to become a police officer? Please speak from personal experience...
Is it realistic to try to become a police officer if you only have a GED?
Question: “Is it realistic to try to become a police officer if you only have a GED?”Only having a GED, rather than a high school diploma, by itself should not disqualify you from a career in law enforcement.Although some police departments may have minimal educational requirements, the tested IQ’s for police officers (including the detectives who are at the higher end of the scale) ranges from a low of 85 to a high of 116. The figures were compiled by Center for Demography and Ecology, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. That 85 to 116 range is essentially identical to the range for clerical personnel and service workers such as cleaners. The average IQ for a police officer is 104, just a little above average. That should give you some idea as to where you are relative to people who are already police officers.For comparison, the range for high school teachers is 92 to 125, for those in law 99 to over the 130’s, and for medicine 105 to over the 130’s.You would be more limited if you had an IQ MORE THAN 120. Many police departments refuse to hire high IQ individuals, most often using 120 as the cut off. This was made public in a lawsuit filed by a college graduate who had an IQ of 125 but was rejected by a New York police department BECAUSE OF HIS INTELLIGENCE. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower courts’ decision that police departments had the right to discriminate against those with high intelligence and approved the use of such IQ cut offs in hiring by police departments.The Court of appeals stated that the decision by police departments to not hire highly intelligent individuals may be unwise, but that the police departments had presented viable arguments as to why they deemed high IQ individuals to be unsuitable hires.