Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement

Overview
    The Police keep us safe from all the murderers, bank robbers and other people
that cause crime in this world.   Most police officers work forty hours a week with
some overtime if they are working on a case.   Some officers work weekends nights
holidays and rotating shifts because, just because it’s your day off doesn’t mean its
a robbers day off.  
    In an average, day if you were a street cop, you would patrol the highways and
make sure everything is safe.   Most cops don’t make lots of arrests like the ones
you see on the show Cops they may make one arrest a day and most are just
disturbance calls.   If an officer does make an arrest then they have to take the
person that they arrested to the station and book them.   To book somebody you fill
out the proper paperwork and put them in jail.   If needed you might have to go
testify in court.   In some cases when chasing a criminal you might get hurt or shot,
that’s why the injury rate for law enforcement officers is higher than most
occupations.   Some other hazards are that you might be exposed to hazardous
chemicals or diseases.   Many police and other law enforcers wear uniforms, but
others like detectives don’t.   Some officers buy their own handguns and those can
cost up to $700 or more depending on the quality.   Some law enforcers travel a lot,
like the secret service.
How To Get Hired
    Most law enforcement people get hired by the city, county, state and sometimes
federal governments.   Some people are private security officers.   Most cops have
education beyond high school but others don’t.   When hiring a, lot of police chiefs
prefer officers who went to police academy.   Not all police have to be certified.   To
be hired people must meet six qualifications, have a good driving record and take a
drug test and physical agility test.   It is best to learn as many foreign languages as
possible to speak to all the different languages of our population.  
Salary
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