LeeHighSchool

Howcanapolicedetectivemakeanimpactinthecommunity?

PoliceDetective

JuanGuzman

SeniorCapstone

J.Snyder

April13,2017
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JuanGuzman

JodySnyder

SeniorCapstone

13April2017

PoliceDetective

Whatthedetective'sstoryisaboutisnotmurderbuttherestorationoforder.P.D.James.

ADetectiveisaninvestigator,SomemaybeprivatepeopleandmaybeknownasTheeye

thatneversleepsThemottoofPinkertondetectiveagency,OralsoknownasPrivate

Eyes.Adetectiveisalicensedindividualwhosolvescrimesincludingpastcrimesby

examiningandevaluatingcluesandpersonalrecordstouncovertheidentityofthe

criminal.Tobecomeapolicedetectiveonemustgothroughcertainrequirementsfrom

trainingacademiesandschooling,thesalaryalsodependsonthejobtheyareassigned,and

whattypeofassignmentstheyareassigned.

Tobecomeapolicedetective,thereareeducationrequirementsandtrainingto

receiveadegree.Tobecomeadetectiveonemusthaveatminimumahighschooldiploma

oraGEDandhavegraduatedfromthetrainingacademy.Manyagenciesanddepartments

requireacollegedegreeandorcollegecoursework.Onemusthaveaforeignlanguagetobe

ofuseinthefederalagencies.(BureauofLaborStatistics).Tobecomeapolicedetective

onemustbeinphysicalandmentalstability.Onemustbeabletousealltheirsensestothe

fullestcapacityaswellaspasscertainwrittenororalexams.Candidatestypicallygo

throughaseriesofinterviewsandmaybeaskedtotakeliedetectorsanddrugtests.A

felonyconvictionmaydisqualifyacandidate.(BureauOfLaborStatistics).Onemustgo
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throughaseriesofinterviewswithadditionalutilitiesaswellasdrugtestsifonefailsitor

doesnotcooperateitcandisqualifythecandidate.Asforthetrainingportion,onemust

havealreadyhadphysicaltrainingontheirbody.Trainingincludesclassroominstruction

inconstitutionallaw,civilrights,statelawsandlocalordinances,andpolice

ethics.(BureauofLaborStatistics).Thecandidateswillalsoreceivetrainingonfirstaid,

selfdefenseandtobeabletouseagun.

Alsotobecomingapolicedetective,onemustgothroughcertainacademic

requirementstoearnthesalaryfromthejobtheyareassigned.Policedetectivesand

criminalinvestigators,whoarealsocalledspecialagents,gatherfactsandcollectevidence

ofpossiblecrimes(BureauofLaborStatistics).About56,980peryearisthemedianpaya

policedetectivecanearnwhichis27.4perhour.Asthebottom,10%earnaround32,000,

andthetop10%makeover100,000peryear.Uniformedofficers,detectives,agents,and

inspectorsusuallyarescheduledtoworkfulltime.Paidovertimeiscommon.Shiftworkis

necessarybecauseprotectionmustbeprovidedaroundtheclock.Becausemore

experiencedemployeestypicallyreceivepreference,juniorofficersfrequentlywork

weekends,holidays,andnights.(BureauOfLaborStatistics)Tobecomeapolicedetective

one'sschedulemustbeflexibleandavailabletobeingabletoprotectthecommunityfrom

crime.Manyagenciesprovideofficerswithanallowanceforuniforms,aswellas

extensivebenefitsandtheoptiontoretireatanagethatisyoungerthantypicalretirement

age.(BureauOfLaborStatistics)Manyagenciesprovideofficerswiththemoneythey

needforuniforms.Also,theyreceiveextrabenefitsandtheoptiontoretireearlierthan

otherjobs.
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Lastly,apolicedetectivemustunderstandthetasktheyareassigned.Uniform

policeofficerstypicallyenforcelaws,respondtoemergencyandnonemergencycalls,

Patrolassignedareas,Conducttrafficstops,andissuecitations,Obtainwarrantsandarrest

suspects,Writedetailedreportsandfilloutforms,Preparecasesandtestifyincourt.

(BureauOfLaborStatistics)Asdetectivesandcriminalinvestigatorstypically,Investigate

crimes,Collectandsecureevidencefromcrimescenes,Conductinterviewswithsuspects

andwitnesses,Observetheactivitiesofsuspects,Obtainwarrantsandarrestsuspects,

Writedetailedreportsandfilloutforms,Preparecasesandtestifyincourt(BureauOf

LaborStatistics).Policeofficerspursueandapprehendpeoplewhobreakthelaw.They

thenwarn,cite,orarrestthem.Mostpoliceofficerspatroltheirjurisdictionsandinvestigate

suspiciousactivity.Theyalsorespondtocalls,issuetraffictickets,andgivefirstaidto

accidentvictims."(BureauOfLaborStatistics).Policeofficerschaseaftercriminals,they

caneitherwarnthemandorarrestthem.Officersoftenpatrolandlookforsuspicious

activity,policeofficersrespondtoemergencycallsandemergencysituations.

Foronetoturnintoapolicedetectiveoneforgothroughindividualschool

requirementssuchasfouryearsoflawenforcement.Also,one'ssalaryisdeterminedbythe

assignmentoneacquiressuchashomicidesoradrugdeal.Lastly,apolicedetectivemust

haveaflexiblescheduleastheywillbeneededaroundtheclock.Policedetectiveseeksfor

answersfordoeswhoneedclosureoncertaincrimes.Thepoliceofficerwhoputstheir

lifeonthelinewithnosuperpowers,noXrayvision,nosuperstrength,noabilitytofly,
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andaboveallnoinvulnerabilitytobullets,revealsfargreatervirtuethanSupermanwhois

onlyameresuperhero.EliezerYudkowsky.
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