| The law enforcement training academy is no | | | | enforcement and how it evolved. You'll also want |
| laughing matter especially the first couple weeks, | | | | to learn some general definitions within in the |
| where instructors will try to break you mentally. | | | | criminal justice system. Once you do that, you'll |
| You'll come to realize that the police academy is | | | | want to know the role of the prosecutor in your |
| not for the weak. You'll be on a short leech | | | | county or state. The prosecutor is extremely |
| throughout the academy. If you fail any of the | | | | important as you'll have contact with he/she |
| training courses like criminal law, evasive driving, | | | | throughout your law enforcement career. |
| and/or crime scene investigation procedures you'll | | | | Study... Study... Study |
| be booted from the academy. You will not be | | | | Whether you're paying your own way to the |
| given a third or fourth chance to pass exams | | | | academy or you're being sponsored by a local |
| that you've already failed. | | | | department, you must understand that you can |
| "SO how can I prepare for the police officer | | | | flunk the academy at any time and be sent |
| academy" | | | | home. Don't underestimate the importance of |
| The first thing you can do right now to prepare | | | | preparing yourself physically, and mentally for the |
| for the police training academy is to invest in a | | | | academy. Although you'll be stressed to the max |
| introduction to law enforcement book. You can | | | | during the academy, you'll also be expected to |
| get one at any local library or anywhere on line. | | | | pass the many exams that you'll be given. |
| There you'll want to learn the history of law | | | | |