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media type="youtube" key="ZTdNif6fDL4" height="385" width="640"Becoming a Police Officer

Police officers protect the lives and property of citizens.They maintain order,catch lawbreakers,and work to prevent crimes.In small towns they preform many duties .In larger cities they have a more structured divison of responsibility .Police officers can patrol the streets on foot and in squad cars, control traffic or work as detectives investigating crimes. At police stations officers may be assigned to work in the crime lab or the records department. All officers file reports on incidents,and may testify at trials and hearings.

Skills to become a police officer Requierments for becoming a police officer can and will vary by states but they all have similar basic factors.You have to have a diploma or a GED,take required tests,take acadamy training, get a degree in criminal justice,be part of on job training and to be in physical shape.

Education to become a police officer To become a police officer you have to graduate high school have a clear record with no incidents or any violence.Go to a college that has a two year class in criminal justice.

Mathmatics in law enforcement Police officers use math in many ways,in forensics problem solving skills and to link the right person to the seen of the crime.When a collsion accident happens, there will be skid marks from the vehicle that has locked its brakes.Specialists measure the skid marks and apply the measurement to the formula that enables them to find the speed of the vehicle, prior to the collision. The formula that they use is S=15.9sqrt(DF)

I am going to become a police officer by making good grades in school not getting in any troulbe making good friends to support me in what my goal in life is to be and to finally graduate from high school and get my diploma to become a police officer.

I choose to be a police officer because it is a very good carrer to go into and most of the men in my fanily go into some kind of police job and i want to follow in their footsteps.

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