Police officer

Police officer

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  POLICE OFFICER W.BOUTILLIER #26
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  AS A POLICEOFFICER  Your primary job is to maintain the peace and protect the lives and property of the citizens  You will have to responded to 911 calls and intervene whenever a crime is being committed  You will have to interview eyewitnesses, gather evidence and testify against suspects in court
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  IF YOUR INTERESTED,BE PREPARED TO Deal with stress- you may have to deal with death and suffering, which could take a toll on you Work odd hours- police work is shift work, so you may work late at night or early in the morning Handle firearms- you must carry and know how to properly care for and fire a gun
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  HOW TO GETTHERE  In high school, take English, social studies  Take a lot of gym classes  Do ride-along so you know what a police officers do  Stay out of trouble  Must be 21 years of age
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  PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDERS  300-meter run (57.0 seconds)  One-minute sit-up test (minimum 30)  Maximum push-up test (minimum 21)  1.5 mile run (14.30 minutes)
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  JOB OUTLOOK Crime willalways be a problem in communities across the country, and as people become more security conscious the demand for law enforcement officers will increase
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  EARNINGS  $29,678 - $79,640 per year
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  TRIANING  If accepted, they will then put you through a series of physical and mental exams and then 5-6 months of police academy  At the academy you will study things like civil rights, state laws, accident investigations, traffic control, self defense and using weapons