| My son is a senior student in High school | | | | as a patrol officer and started a four year |
| now. We had filled some financial assistance | | | | criminal justice program at the university |
| forms because we want to make sure he will be | | | | which would enable him to get better jobs |
| able to have secondary education. Though, my | | | | once he graduated. He also added that in the |
| son has not decided yet what collage he | | | | past police officers could go with the |
| wanted to attend or what subject to choose. | | | | eighteen month course of law enforcement |
| Thus, I got really | | | | training but as nowadays the crimes are more |
| surprised one day when my son came from | | | | complex it is recommended that all officers |
| school and declared he wanted to start law | | | | have a four year degree in addition to the |
| enforcement training. His best friend's | | | | law enforcement training. My son was |
| father was a police officer and my son has | | | | listening to his best friend's father very |
| been secretly interested in this job for | | | | carefully and remembered the information he |
| years. Unfortunately I didn't know anything | | | | gave us. My son also conducted further |
| about law enforcement training so I needed to | | | | research. First of all, he needed to decide |
| get more information about it. This is why I | | | | if he would start the law enforcement |
| invited my son's friend and his parents for | | | | training immediately and then take the |
| dinner. That way we could talk with the | | | | college courses, or the opposite - first |
| police officer and find out where is the best | | | | college then the law enforcement training. He |
| place to get law enforcement training. It was | | | | set up a meeting with he local sheriff to |
| interesting to learn there are so many | | | | discuss this. |
| specialty areas to look into. The father of | | | | |
| my son's best friend had started with an | | | | The sheriff advised him to take the basic law |
| eighteen month course of law enforcement | | | | enforcement training first because with it he |
| training in a college. After his course the | | | | could work part time while being at college. |
| only job he could get with that qualification | | | | He could have flexible shifts as police |
| was as a patrol officer. | | | | officers are needed 24 hours a day seven days |
| | | | a week, so he wouldn't need to cut classes |
| From the law enforcement training he | | | | because of work. Another reason why it is |
| completed he had learnt the basic techniques | | | | better to start with the law enforcement |
| of being a police officer including weapons | | | | training is because after you complete it and |
| training. However, to become a detective a | | | | start working and studying same time you will |
| more advanced training was required - a four | | | | have work experience which will help you |
| year college degree. He took a part time job | | | | decide what area you want to concentrate on. |