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How easy is it to get a job in law enforcement?
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:28 pm
I’m not talking about becoming a cop...something other than just writing tickets and whatnot. I’m wondering how the detectives, forensic investigators, etc get jobs.
Does it all start with becoming a cop?
Does it all start with becoming a cop?
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Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:29 pm to TexasTiger08
Smells like pork in this thread.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:30 pm to TexasTiger08
Easy in Baton Rouge if you are black
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:30 pm to TexasTiger08
Easier than it is getting a job in Baw Enforcement
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:30 pm to TexasTiger08
It's pretty easy in states like Louisiana. If you go to more highly educated and populated state, it's a lot harder. What will get most people rejected is previous drug use and/or convictions.
All cops start on patrol then move up. Nobody starts as a detective.
All cops start on patrol then move up. Nobody starts as a detective.
This post was edited on 1/1/18 at 7:31 pm
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:30 pm to TexasTiger08
First you have to go to the academy
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:31 pm to TigersSEC2010
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All cops start on patrol then move up. Nobody starts as a detective.
Start in the jail with sheriffs office
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:32 pm to TexasTiger08
State trooper-impossible unless you know someone or are black
Brpd-easy as long as nothing crazy
Ebr- have to suck it up in the jail for a few years but if you can make that not bad
Brpd-easy as long as nothing crazy
Ebr- have to suck it up in the jail for a few years but if you can make that not bad
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:33 pm to TexasTiger08
Depends on the job. When I was an undergrad I got a glorious job as a security guard at a sorority house. The pay was minimum wage but it was like being a fox guarding the henhouse.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:33 pm to iamAG
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State trooper-impossible unless you know someone or are black
Good point. LSP is by far the hardest agency to get a job offer from.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:34 pm to TexasTiger08
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detectives,
Typically you prove yourself in patrol or other LEO division and then after years you can apply.
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forensic investigators
Often times they aren't commissioned officers....typically you have to have some kind of science degree.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:35 pm to yellowfin
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Start in the jail with sheriffs office
Really? I didn't realize EBRSO mandated that.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:35 pm to iamAG
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State trooper-impossible unless you know someone or are black
Why is that? so few openings?
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:37 pm to TigersSEC2010
They don’t mandate it, but unless you have experience or know someone(who can let you do dispatch instead of jail), you can bet your arse you will do a few years in jail:
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:38 pm to TigersSEC2010
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LSP is by far the hardest agency to get a job offer from.
You talking locally?
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:38 pm to danilo
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Why is that? so few openings?
Better pay. Better equipment. Many of them only work interstates, which is way easier than working domestics and trashy shite all day. They also only hire the best candidates (usually), so you don't have to worry about Donut Donnie rolling in for backup on a foot chase.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:38 pm to iamAG
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State trooper-impossible unless you know someone
Not true.
You just have to qualify and do well on your interview.
Having experience in law enforcement or military is more important.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:39 pm to yellowfin
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First you have to go to the academy
They have job aids now.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:39 pm to LSUintheNW
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You talking locally?
Yes, in the state of Louisiana.
Posted on 1/1/18 at 7:39 pm to danilo
Criteria. You have to have a college associates, military, or law enforcement experience.
They have hundred of applicants from all over because the job is easy, pays well, and opportunities are much better than local. If you are white you need to know someone or have well over required.
They have hundred of applicants from all over because the job is easy, pays well, and opportunities are much better than local. If you are white you need to know someone or have well over required.
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