| In our society we look up to the people whose | | | | standards that are demanded. An FBI agent may |
| job it is to enforce our laws and keep us safe. | | | | operate out of a regional office but they have |
| Little kids often say they want to be a police man | | | | jurisdiction anywhere a federal crime is |
| when they grow up. The truth is there are many | | | | committed. |
| law enforcement jobs one could choose to have | | | | A person can also become a State Trooper. Each |
| a career in, from the FBI to police officer. Let's | | | | and every state has their own state troopers. To |
| take a look at some of these law enforcement | | | | become a state trooper you must attend their |
| positions. | | | | training and pass the physical and mental testing |
| A police officer is the most common law | | | | they put you through. State troopers have a |
| enforcement job most people are familiar with. | | | | greater jurisdiction than regular police but not |
| These are the men in blue that we see on a day | | | | nearly as much as the FBI agents do. State Police |
| to day basis keeping us safe. Typically to become | | | | often patrol the interstates making sure travel is |
| a police officer you must join a police academy or | | | | safely conducted through the state. They are |
| have some kind of formal training. It usually takes | | | | often responsible for big drug busts due to the |
| around six months to a year for one to train to | | | | fact they are highly trained to notice when |
| become a police officer. There are some police | | | | somebody might be traveling with the intent of |
| officers that get associate or bachelor degrees | | | | transporting drugs from state to state. |
| before joining the police force. Typically these are | | | | As you can see there are many career paths one |
| the ones that want to move higher up in the | | | | can take in the field of law enforcement. You |
| ranks of command and feel the degree is an | | | | must choose the one that best suits you and |
| added advantage. | | | | your personality. If you decide to be a local police |
| There are state and federal laws. When | | | | officer you will only be responsible for the town |
| something or somebody violates a federal law the | | | | or city you police. Becoming a state trooper |
| FBI gets involved. They are the federal branch of | | | | would give you more area to cover. If you decide |
| law enforcement. To become an FBI agent one | | | | on becoming a federal law enforcement agent |
| must have a bachelors degree and pass rigorous | | | | you could end up doing a lot of traveling. |
| testing. The FBI wants only the best of the best | | | | Once training is completed, there are a wide |
| and uses strict standards to weed out those that | | | | variety of Jobs In Law Enforcement available to |
| won't be able to perform the job to the high | | | | those seeking them. |