Detective-Cop
Becoming a Cop/Detective
Education in the force requires as low as a high school diploma to a higher college level. Through job training they have to finish the academy to graduate and become a police officer.
Must be able to gather information from people; solving problems quickly.
Being in good physical shape to take on task that might come your way.
Military experience is a plus.
Some type of college is needed depending what your trying to be and another language.
The median wages for police and detectives occupations in May 2010 were as,
- $68,820 for detectives and criminal investigators
- $54,330 for transit and railroad police
- $53,540 for police and sheriff’s patrol officers
- $49,730 for fish and game wardens
Duties
Uniformed police officers typically do the following:
- Enforce laws
- Respond to calls for service
- Patrol assigned areas
- Conduct traffic stops and issue citations
- Arrest suspects
- Write detailed reports and fill out forms
- Prepare cases and testify in court
Detectives and criminal investigators typically do the following:
- Investigate crimes
- Collect evidence of crimes
- Conduct interviews with suspects and witnesses
- Observe the activities of suspects
- Arrest suspects
- Write detailed reports and fill out forms
- Prepare cases and testify in court