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cjustice
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Posted: Sat Jul 29th, 2006 02:09 pm |
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| HELLO HOW ARE YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. I AM TRYING TO GET HIRED WITH THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL AND I WOULD LIKE YOUR SUGGESTION FROM LOCAL POLICE TO STATE PATROL. WHICH ONE IN YOUR OPINION DO YOU THINK IS BETTER?
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cjustice
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Posted: Sat Jul 29th, 2006 02:12 pm |
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Greetings:
Well, it depends. The real question is which is best for you. With so many agencies hiring it is a real opportunity for qualified candidates, you can pick and choose. With a state agency you have the double edge sword...you can work anywhere and, of course, they can make you work anywhere.....It also depends on comparing the state agencies against which local agency...who has better benefits? Salary? Does either have a history of laying police officer off? Which has more career and crime opportunities...I mean, if you want to be a cop - Do you want to work where there is more to do? Or, would you prefer a less active place.
I guess in the end...it comes down to you.
Anyone else?
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creina1221
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Posted: Sat Sep 23rd, 2006 05:11 am |
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Well...In pennsylvania it's fairly clear which is better. The Pennsylvania state police easily has the edge of the local police. Here in Pa, especially in the northeastern section, good local police jobs are hard to come by. I know several people who work three different part time jobs for different departments for 8-10 an hour. To be a local police officer here, a college degree isn't required, however it is required you have the ACT 120. It's basically an 8 hour a day police academy you attend for about six months. Also, it's very difficult to get hired in a "good" local police department outside of Philadelphia or Pittsburg.
The State Police however is well put together. The recruitment process is unbelievable. The benefits are fantastic and you're for the most part set for the rest of your life. Work 20 years and leave with 50% of your best year. Work 25 years and leave with 75% of your best year. I don't believe there are many local departments that match a retirement like that.
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Posted: Sat Sep 23rd, 2006 02:14 pm |
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I wonder, does anyone know if state police in Illinois, are better than local?
We are right on the borderline of incorporated and the city, so I see both in the area.The state police academy was quite different than the cities, but I am not sure if that plays into it.
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Christopher
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Posted: Fri Oct 6th, 2006 12:10 am |
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In California a few years ago the State Police and the California Highway Patrol merged into one agency. While the Highway Patrol's primary responsibilty is traffic related, they are also in charge of all crimes occurring on state property as well as Department of Motor Vehicles felony investigations, not to mention the Govenor's security detail. The Highway Patrol Academy is in Sacramento and is a 6 month live in experience. Toward the end of the academy you submit a "wish list" of where you would like to work. They try to accomodate requests, but California is a big state, so you could end up almost anywhere. You can transfer through out the state, but it depends on the needs of the state and your senority. Senority is based partially on your academy rank, so you can graduate #1 and have senority over a couple hundred people.
In a small agency, you are more of a generalist and learn to handle most aspects of the patrol function. There are opportunities for advancement, but a small agencies will have fewer opportunities unless there is a mass retierment. What a lot of people do in the small agency I work for is become a well trained generalist and take those skills to bigger departments as well as state and federal agencies.
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crim112Garcia
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Posted: Sat Oct 7th, 2006 07:25 am |
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| Hello I have a question. I am a crim student that is getting closer to his graduation day, but the problem is that I do not know what to do post graduation. I majored in crim in order to become a police officer, But lately I have been thinking about working with children. I thought I might be usefully trying to stop child predators. Like pedophiles or something like in that nature. So my question is what job would allow me to do such things.
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