They don't 'need' to do this. They do this in an effort to reach out in their hiring beyond the usual pool of folks who knock on their door unsolicited. The same with career fire departments like DCFD or BFD. They have no shortage of folks applying who are lateral transfers from smaller departments or have volunteered for a number of years in their small town in WV or southern MD. But if your marching orders from the city council are that you need to hire short overweight minority females, you have to do outreach.
Question from a layman...
I know you can go to college for Criminal Justice and other sort of police-related fields. So when folks sign up and become a (new) cadet with a department I know that they go to an academy. What is the point of getting any degree if you're sent to an academy anyways? Does it help to advance through the ranks any?
Often there is a points system employed for hiring. Being an MP gives you X points, veteran Y points and an associates in criminal justice Z points. With the length that the hiring process takes, spending two years on the associates is not time truly lost. Also an opportunity to network, do ride-alongs etc. and get a better idea which of the many agencies is the right one.
TheOriginalMexicanBob said:... It's also a good economy...that depresses military and law enforcement recruitment due to the wide availability of well paying jobs. When the economy retracts, the military and police see an increase in recruits.
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Do the colleges afford students headed for LE careers the opportunity for ride alongs and such?
Often there is a points system employed for hiring. Being an MP gives you X points, veteran Y points and an associates in criminal justice Z points. With the length that the hiring process takes, spending two years on the associates is not time truly lost. Also an opportunity to network, do ride-alongs etc. and get a better idea which of the many agencies is the right one.
Question from a layman...
I know you can go to college for Criminal Justice and other sort of police-related fields. So when folks sign up and become a (new) cadet with a department I know that they go to an academy. What is the point of getting any degree if you're sent to an academy anyways? Does it help to advance through the ranks any?
They don't 'need' to do this.
Question from a layman...
I know you can go to college for Criminal Justice and other sort of police-related fields. So when folks sign up and become a (new) cadet with a department I know that they go to an academy. What is the point of getting any degree if you're sent to an academy anyways? Does it help to advance through the ranks any?