Police Career Research Paper

Many kids don’t know what they want after high school for a career or even what they

want to major in at college. For the kids who do know what they want for a career or degree they

have a great advantage. They have the ability to prepare for their career and make themselves the

best candidate for the job when the time comes. That may mean they do mock interviews,

extensive research on which college provides the best teaching and degree plan, potentially

shadowing a professional in their interested field of work, and knowing the process of getting

hired. Part of deciding what field of work you wish to work in is to understand the leadership

that is in place and how they operate. For police departments there are two different types of …show more content…
I have also toured and spoke to Criminal

Justice department heads at West Texas A&M and University of North Texas. Both of which

provide amazing opportunities such as mock trials, internships, and teaching from experienced

After deciding to become a police officer here is what to expect. In order to become a

police officer you first must go through an extensive and rigorous process. Depending on the

department and the department size the department may have its own police academy. If this is

the case the applicant will be attached to a detective with that police department who will look

into your background and try to uncover any possible red flag that could render an applicant unfit

or unable to become a police officer. (Kevin Blasingame) The detective phase can take up to six

months and you can be kicked out of the process for any reason that could be questioned by the

detective. An applicant could be kicked out for simply having too many traffic tickets within the

past five years if the detective needs to cut an applicant in order to not go over the