| When looking into positions in law
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| | years on the force, the median salary
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| enforcement and security, you will
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| | rises to $44,000.
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| probably find that there are more options
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| | Corrections Officer
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| out there than you believed. Some of
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| | Nearly as demanding as working as a
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| these career options require less
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| | Police Officer is a career as Corrections
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| training or more, of course, or have
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| | officer. Like Police Officers,
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| higher or lower pay rates, and they all
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| | Corrections Officers must go through a
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| have their own set of advantages and
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| | series of tests and examinations to
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| disadvantages. Here, youll find an
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| | determine if they are fit for that
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| overview of three law enforcement-related
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| | particular career. While not as rigorous
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| careers: Police Officer, Corrections
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| | as the Police Officer application
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| Officer, and Security Officer.
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| | process, the Corrections Officer
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| Police Officer
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| | application process includes many of the
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| Of the three law enforcement careers
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| | same elements, such as a written
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| discussed here, working as a Police
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| | examination, a health screening, and a
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| Officer is generally the most demanding,
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| | background check.
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| as it requires extensive training and an
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| | Though salaries in the Corrections field
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| ability to deal with tense and
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| | can go up past $70,000 annually
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| life-threatening situations. Unlike in
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| | (Supervisors/Managers), most Corrections
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| the security and corrections sectors,
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| | Officers earn less than a police officer.
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| Police Officers work throughout the city,
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| | The median salary for a Corrections
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| adding an extra level of risk to the
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| | Officer or Jailer is $33,600 (2004).
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| position.
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| | Security Officer
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| Because of this, the recruitment process
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| | Unlike Police or Corrections Officers,
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| for new Police Officers in most U.S.
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| | Security Officers or Guards generally
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| cities is long and extensive. In L.A.,
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| | work in the private sector for
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| for example, the recruitment process
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| | institutions such as banks and casinos,
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| involves 12 steps, including background
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| | or in the public sector in public
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| reviews, polygraphs, and psychological,
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| | buildings, laboratories, etc. The
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| mental, and physical evaluations. After
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| | responsibilities of a Security Officer
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| the applications and recruitment process
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| | vary greatly, as does the pay rate. A
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| has completed, candidates are generally
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| | Security Officers responsibilities range
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| offered a recruitment training program,
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| | from patrol and inspection of people and
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| which takes place before true recruit
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| | property, to theft and fire prevention,
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| training.
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| | to interviewing witnesses.
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| Though Police Officers go through the
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| | Unfortunately, as work as a Security
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| most rigorous examinations and training,
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| | Officer requires less training than other
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| there are some definite benefits to this
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| | law enforcement careers, the pay is also
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| career in comparison with other law
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| | lower. Security Officers earn a median
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| enforcement careers. For one, the pay is
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| | salary of $22,900 annually. However, for
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| generally higher. New Police Officers
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| | those working in the private sector as
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| (with 1-4 years on the police force) make
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| | Personal Security Specialists, that
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| a median salary of $38,000. With five
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| | amount can go up to $36,000.
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