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BY: SARAHPolice Officer

Police Officer does

The police arrest criminals, investigate murders, and they help find missing people

Degrees They need

GED,some college, and law enforcement , associate’s degree

Colleges

American Intercontental UniversityRemington CollegeUniversity of Phoenix

Police officers have a salary of $41,000.

salary

Employment optionscourthouse Courthouse

Traffic patrol Restaurants Apartment

communities

Typical dayDonuts and coffee Eat donuts drink coffee

(just kidding) Answer phone calls like

9-1-1 Stop traffic Pull over speeders and

drunk Prevent stealing and

shootouts File paperwork

skillsIn shape Keen listening skills

Good handwriting for reports

Good Communication Condition process Special driving skills,

accounting

3% to 9% growth through 2020.249,400 job openings in 2020.

Outlook

Pros and cons

Pros Cons Biggest employer in

U.S. Most respected

members of community

Insurance, paid holidays and sick days

5th most dangerous job in the U.S.

Can get killed Work long hours Hard to spend time

with family

You risk life for people you don’t know showing that you care about their life. You learn new skills that will help save peoples lives. You learn how to love your community and everything around you. You get to learn to love life because you see an deal with death.

Why I love this job

websites

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_kind_of_degree_is_required_for_a_police_officer

http://www.aiuhoustonprograms.com/Home?campusID=57&src=141609&vid=543&SiteID=Google+Local_GEO_-_Law_Enforcement+Law_Enforcement_College_-

http://info.remingtoncollege.edu/associates-degree-criminal-justice-ftw-lp1002/?cmpid=GLP_FTW_Search_Non-Brand_CJA_Law_Enforcement&mkwid=O2nMRuFC&pcrid=5660572034&gclid=CNiPou

http://www.educationdegreesource.com/request_form.php?schoolId=157&RFIFormId=142&ProgID=14921&csource=Google&cmethod=search&cname=smct_onact&ccontent=Phoenix_aa_criminal_juvenile_justice_officer&cterm=Associate_Degree_in_criminal_justice&KID=7fb476b6-bc74-ef29-3bba-00004817c558

websites

http://www.onetonline.org/link/details/33-3051.01

http://ezinearticles.com/?So-You-Want-to-Be-a-Police-Officer?&id=1444654