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The Leader in Customized Information and Test PreparationJob security. Good starting salary and benefits. A chance to make a difference. Law enforcement is a career rich with opportunity. But you need to know what those opportunities are and how to get them. LearningExpress is dedicated to providing you with the information you need to get started and get ahead.Discovering the right opportunitiesLearningExpress starts you off on the right track to finding the opportunities that are right for you in law enforcement today:-- A complete rundown of law enforcement careers, from the FBI to court officers and security guards-- A helpful self-quiz to test your aptitude for a career in law enforcement-- A step-by-step guide to how law enforcement officers are selected-- Inside the work of police officers, state police, and corrections officers-- The education and training youll need to succeedWhether youre still in school or job hunting, you get all the hard-to-find information on law enforcement job opportunities. Now in one easy-to-use, complete book.Getting started in your stateLearningExpress provides the helpful resources you need to get started on a law enforcement career in your state:-- Criminal justice degree and certificate programs at two-year and four-year colleges in your state-- A representative sample application form-- Recruiting contacts at major cities and counties in your statePrepare for a Brighter Future.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Law enforcement career guide. Florida. 1st ed. p. cm. (The LearningExpress law enforcement library) Includes index. ISBN 1-57685-016-1 1. Law enforcementVocational guidanceFlorida. 2. Police Vocational guidanceFlorida. I. LearningExpress (Organization) II. Series. HV8145.F6L39 1996 96-11285 363.2'023'759dc20 CIP
Printed in the United States of America 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Edition
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Contents
1 Law Enforcement Careers in Florida
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2 Life behind the Badge: The Work of a Police Officer
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3 The Work of a State Police Officer
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4 The Work of a Corrections Officer
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5 The Police Officer Suitability Test
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6 How Law Enforcement Officers Are Selected
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7 Law Enforcement Education and Training
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8 Law Enforcement Careers
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Index
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List of Contributors
The following individuals contributed to the content of this book.
Susan Camardo is a business and careers writer and communications consultant based in New York City.
Jan Gallagher, Ph.D., is a test-development specialist, editor, and teacher living in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Mary Hesalroad, a former police officer for the Austin, Texas, Police Department, consults with police departments on recruiting efforts and is a freelance writer now living in Alameda, California.
Karen Petty is a New York City-based writer specializing in career development issues.
Judith Schlesinger, Ph.D., is a writer and psychologist whose background includes years of working with police officers in psychiatric crisis interventions.
The following LearningExpress staff members also contributed to the writing and researching of this book: Jean Eckhoff, Edward Grossman, and Pamela Harrell.
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Chapter 1 Law Enforcement Careers in Florida
Chapter Summary
This chapter provides a useful introduction to the many helpful resources you'll find in this book. It features recruiting contacts at the state highway patrol and major police and sheriff's departments in Florida plus a listing of state correctional facilities. Also included is a sample job application to show you what kind of information law enforcement agencies want to know about you right off the bat.
You must be the type of person who wants to make a smart career choice. That's clear because you decided to get the right kind of information to help you make that choice. You want to know what you're getting into and what it will take to get there. In other words, you're thinking aheadwhich happens to be especially important for the careers described in this book.
Since you encounter law enforcement professionals all the timein your community and in the movies and on television, among other placesyou already have some general knowledge of this field. But if you're going to enter the field yourself, you need specifics. From this book you'll find out:
what kind of candidates law enforcement agencies are looking for
how the application process works
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the requirements you'll have to meet before you can apply
the testing procedures you'll go through to be selected
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