Matt+Bowman

Police officer 1.Encorce laws, catch criminals, colect evodence, testify in court. 2.Must be a u.s. citizen, must have graduated high school, some kind of work experience. 3.Between $35,600 and $76,350. 4.Police also receive paid vacation, sick leave, and medical and life insurance. Often they get money for uniforms. 5.About 861,000 police and detectives 6.Expected to increase about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2016 7.Employment of police and detectives is expected to grow 10 percent 8.Should enjoy working with people 9.Eligible for promotion after a probationary period ranging from 6 months to 3 years. //10.Federal agencies// require a bachelor's degree, related work experience //11.Uniformed police officers// have general law enforcement duties //12.Sheriffs// and //deputy sheriffs// enforce the law on the county level //13.State troopers// or //highway patrol officers 14.//Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents are the Government's principal investigators, responsible for investigating violations 15.Of more than 200 categories 16.Police and detective work can be very dangerous and stressful. Police officers and detectives have one of the highest rates of on-17.The-job injury and illness 18.Job opportunities in most local police departments will be favorable 19.Many openings will be created by the need to replace workers who retier and quit or even give there live in theline of duty. 20.Almost 150 police officers died from injuries on the job each year 21.The rate of fatal workplace injuries to police officers and other law enforcement personnel averaged about 14 per 100,000 22.Police work can be dangerous and stressful 23.Education requirements range from a high school diploma to a college degree or higher 24.Bilingual applicants with college training in police science or with military police experience will have the best opportunities. 25.Some agencies have special geographic jurisdictions and enforcement responsibilities 26.Some police officers specialize in a particular field, such as chemical and microscopic analysis, training and firearms 27.State highway patrols operate in every State except Hawaii 28.Detectives are plainclothes investigators who gather facts and collect evidence for criminal cases 29.Drug Enforcement Administration //(DEA) agents// enforce laws and regulations relating to illegal drugs 30.Uniformed officers, detectives, agents, and inspectors usually are scheduled to work 40-hour weeks, but paid overtime is common. Shift work is necessary because protection must be provided around the clock
 * Polce chief || 90,000 || 115,000 ||
 * deputiy chief || 75,000 || 95,000 ||
 * police captain || 70,000 || 90,000 ||
 * police lieutenant || 64,000 || 80,000 ||
 * police sergeant || 60,000 || 70,000 ||
 * police corporal || 50,000 || 60,000 ||