DETECTIVEBY: THOMAS SIMMONS

DETECTIVES

• DETECTIVES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR INVESTIGATING CRIMES AND GATHERING EVIDENCE AND FACTS OF POSSIBLE CRIMES

• THEY MAKE WORK WITH THE STATE OR A LOCAL AGENCY

AN AVERAGE DAY FOR A DETECTIVE

• THE TYPICAL DUTIES OF A DETECTIVE AND AN AVERAGE DAY FOR THEM MAY BE COLLECTING EVIDENCE, CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS WITH WITNESSES, OBSERVING SUSPECTS’ ACTIVITIES, ARRESTING SUSPECTS, WRITING REPORTS, AND TESTIFYING IN COURT

• SOME OF THESE SITUATIONS MAY BE DANGEROUS SO THEY HAVE TO BE ALERT

EDUCATION AND TRAINING NEEDED

• TO BECOME A DETECTIVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR A GED IS NECESSARY

• COMPLETING THE ACADEMY’S TRAINING PROGRAM IS ALSO NEEDED• IT IS PREFERRED TO HAVE AN ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE IN AN AREA LIKE

CRIMINOLOGY

SKILLS NEEDED ARE…

• TRAINING WITH FIREARMS• DEDUCTIVE AND INDUCTIVE REASONING• ANALYTICAL SKILLS• A GOOD INSTINCT

EXPERIENCE NEEDED

• OFTEN TO BECOME A DETECTIVE, FIRST YOU WILL HAVE TO SERVE AS A POLICE OFFICER

• YOU MUST HAVE A VALID UNITED STATED DRIVER’S LICSENCE • THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS SUCH AS

AGILITY, VISION, AND HEARING

STARTING SALARY

• THE STARTING SALARY FOR A DETECTIVE IS $79,030• THE SALARY CAN BE INCREASED AFTER YEARS OF WORK AND YOU HAVE

GAINED EXPERIENCE.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT

• THE TWO POSITIONS YOU CAN ADVANCE TO FROM A DETECTIVE ARE CAPTAIN AND CHIEF OF POLICE

• YOU COULD ALSO SWITCH TO AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THE CIA OR FBI OR WORK AS A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR

WORKS CITED

• HTTP://LEGALCAREERPATH.COM/DETECTIVE/• HTTP://WWW.CTERESOURCE.ORG/CPG/COURSES/6131/BUSINESS-LAW