To become a police officer, an applicant must have a minimum of a high school education as well as be at least twenty-one years of age. Some policing agencies are now requiring applicants to acquire some college courses related to criminal justice to begin working in the law enforcement field. Many applicants acquire the …show more content…
Every day, police officers are placed in the line of fire unaware of what threats may arise. Police officers deal heavily with armed assailants and even mentally deranged criminals on a day to day basis. They can never know if they, or their partner, will survive the next call. As a police officer working night shifts, weekends, and even holidays is something that should be readily expected. Working full time and always being ready to receive another call is what being a police officer means. This continuous productivity could become very arduous and demanding for many people because "taking a break" is not a phrase found in the officers’ handbook. Officers training is gruesome but everyone must take it in order to become an officer. Training sets the stage for someone interested in law enforcement and if someone can 't pass training then their hopes of becoming an officer are all but