CAREER: POLICE OFFICER

GREATNESS OF A POLICE OFFICER

• As Sidney Sheldon said, ''My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place - police, firefighters and members of our armed forces''.

What is a Police Officer?

• A Police Officer is a member of the Police force , whose job is to:
• Enforce Laws,
• Investigate Crimes, and
• Make Arrests.

PURPOSE OF A POLICE OFFICER

Responsibilities and Duties

Although police officers have many different responsibilities and duties the most important responsibility they have is to cooperate with a persons concern and to protect the people and keep them safe.

Salary and other benefits

• The average salary for a police officer in Illinois can range anywhere from $40,000 to $80,000.

JOB OUTLOOK AND PROSPECTS OF ADVANCEMENT

• The job outlook of a police officer is:
• the ability to protect people from crime as well as the community,
• you benefit well from it
• and the pay is pretty good especially if you are on the job for a while.

Difficulties and Challenges

• The difficulties and challenges of being a police officer are the things and people they deal with.

Education Needed

Training Needed

• There are steps to training in order to be a Police officer, which most police officers attend some form of police academy for training

Training Needed Continued...

• Police academy training also prepares police officers for active duty. They also gain supervised experience in facing real life situations.

HOW TO EARN A SPOT ON THE JOB AFTER TRAINING

• After training, in order to gain a position on the police force, candidates are required to pass various examinations to ensure their spot on the job.

WHY IS THIS JOB SO IMPORTANT?

• This career is very important because these police officers are suppose to act as heros to protect the lives of people and the safety of the community, and they risk their own lives everyday just for us.

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