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 * 1) Police and detectives enforce laws catch criminals collect evidence and sometimes they testify in court.
 * 2) Most police wear uniforms
 * 3) detectives and special agents work in regular clothes.
 * 4) Most detectives are part of regular police forces
 * 5) Special agents work for Federal and State agencies.
 * 6) Most police work on foot or ride in cars. but Some ride horses, bikes, or motorcycles.
 * 7) Most police and detectives work at least 40 hours a week. When they work longer they get extra pay.
 * 8) Because police work is a 24-hour-a-day job some police have to work nights and weekends.
 * 9) They have to be ready to go to work at all times.
 * 10) Good training, teamwork, and good equipment reduce the number of injuries and deaths among police officers.
 * 11) Most police officers must be U.S. citizens. They must be healthy and strong and of good character.
 * 12) To get a job, a person must pass a written test, be at least a high school graduate, and have some work experience.
 * 13) The middle half of all police and sheriff's patrol officers earn between $35,600 and $59,880
 * 14) The middle half of all police and detective supervisors earned between $53,900 and $83,940
 * 15) The middle half of all detectives and criminal investigators earned between $43,920 and $76,350
 * 16) Police get paid for overtime. Police also receive paid vacation, sick leave, and medical and life insurance
 * 17) There were about 861,000 police and detectives in 2006. About 79 percent worked for local governments.
 * 18) Employment of police and detectives is expected to increase about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2016.
 * 19) Many people are attracted to police work because it is challenging
 * 20) There will be a lot of opportunities for people who want to be police officers at local police departments
 * 21) Much of their time is spent responding to calls and doing paperwork.
 * 22) They attempt to become familiar with their patrol area and remain alert for anything unusual.
 * 23) sheriffs and deputy sheriffs enforce the law on the county level
 * 24) State highway patrols operate in every State except Hawaii
 * 25) Most full-time sworn personnel are uniformed officers who regularly patrol and respond to calls for service.
 * 26) There are many other Federal agencies that enforce particular types of laws
 * 27) Police officers and detectives have one of the highest rates of on-the-job injury and illness
 * 28) Education requirements range from a high school diploma to a college degree or higher
 * 29) Before their first assignments, officers usually go through a period of training
 * 30) recruits get training in their agency's police academy often for 12 to 14 weeks
 * 1) recruits get training in their agency's police academy often for 12 to 14 weeks