TheOriginalMexicanBob
Ultimate Member
The agencies police academy and field training is what matters. Not a CJ degree.
That I will agree with. I have a four year degree in Criminal Justice and other than helping me get the job and helps with promotions, the degree did nothing to help me. The academy and on-the-job is what made me who I was as a law enforcement officer. It's not just the academic part of the academy that gives you a background but the hands-on training and actual role-playing scenarios where you make mistakes and learn from them that stick with you. The entire idea was for you to make your mistakes in training than on the street.
College was beer and poker and women...the criminal justice curriculum was of no consequence for the career.