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Police Officer

Police Officer. By: Mauricio Cabrera. Going up the ladder in justice (levels of patrol ) Levels of career paths. Start at: Patrol Man Experienced Police Officer Sergeant Lieutenant Captain. Level 1 Police Officer. LEVEL  1 Police Officer EARNINGS $30,000 to $45,000 a year

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Police Officer

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  1. Police Officer By: Mauricio Cabrera

  2. Going up the ladder in justice (levels of patrol)Levels of career paths • Start at: • Patrol Man • Experienced Police Officer • Sergeant • Lieutenant • Captain

  3. Level 1 Police Officer • LEVEL  1 • Police Officer • EARNINGS • $30,000 to $45,000 a year • REQUIREMENTS • Reach basic recruit requirements, including passing physical and written test • High school degree • Some areas require that you have a college education • RESPONSIBILITIES • Enforcing laws of city and state; paperwork; patrolling by car and/or walking

  4. Level 2 Experienced Police Officer • LEVEL  2 • Experienced Police Officer • EARNINGS • $45,000 to $65,000 a year • REQUIREMENTS • At least 2 years of experience as a police officer • RESPONSIBILITIES • Enforcing laws of city and state; paperwork; patrolling by car and/ or walking; training incoming new officers

  5. Level 3 Sergeantthis is where it gets serious and difficult • LEVEL  3 • Sergeant • EARNINGS • $60,000 to $70,000 a year • REQUIREMENTS • At least 3 years of experience as a experienced police officer • Pass promotion test • RESPONSIBILITIES • Watching police officers’ administrative work and fieldwork; possibly watching a specialized unit.

  6. LEVEL  4 • Lieutenant • EARNINGS • $65,000 to $75,000 a year • REQUIREMENTS • Experience as a sergeant • Pass promotion test • RESPONSIBILITIES • Watching sergeants as they take care of police officers in the field or at their desks. Level 4 Lieutenant

  7. Level 5 Captain • LEVEL  5 • Captain • EARNINGS • $70,000 to $85,000 a year • REQUIREMENTS • Experience as a lieutenant • Pass promotion test • RESPONSIBILITIES • Watching and overseeing the entire district; assigning police officers to cars; supervising all employees.

  8. Now that you know the levels now its time you learn about the education needed for the job requirements. • Such as Education, Skills, Daily tasks, Working Conditions, Related careers, career paths, Advantages, Disadvantages.

  9. Education • One of the requirements you need to be a patrol man is you need at least a High School education and a high school diploma. • You also need an education in Law & Criminal Justice. • Some schools you can attend in Illinois are: • Elgin Community College-2 years • St. Xavier Univerity-4 years • Westwood College in Chicago Du Page-4 years • Westwood College in Chicago O’hare-2 years • Many areas now REQUIRE a college diploma of 2 years.

  10. Skills That are Needed to be a Police Officer • You have to be able to multi-task, Active listener, Public Speaking, Social Perspectives, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, and one of the most important Negotiation.

  11. Daily Tasks What is a typical day in a Police Officer’s life • No day is the same but if you are not specific a typical day is: • Is to be on patrol for their assigned hours • Also to answer to emergency calls and roll calls • Do paperwork • Monitor schools, malls, government buildings • Depending on what level your at you need to train new coming officers • You have to check your patrol car before going on duty

  12. Daily Tasks Continued • Also you need to go to the daily meeting in the beginning of your shift • If the lights go out in the area they have to patrol the streets where the traffic lights go out because they have to maintain the organization of the streets • Depending on your level you have to assign patrol cars to police officers • Also document all the files in the office

  13. Working Conditions • Your working conditions vary by level and the WEATHER • Whatever the weather you still have to go on patrol • The way that weather affects your working conditions is that studies show that if the weather is calm and fair it can trigger criminals to attack due the weather they do crimes therefore you have a busier day than normal but in the bad weather times and the winter times the crime rate goes down and your days are more calm

  14. Benefits • You get Medicare for all the family • You also get a pension • Another benefit is that you get retirement benefits

  15. Related Careers • Security guards • Federal agent • Detective • Criminal Investigator • Fire inspectors • Dispatchers

  16. Advantages • Some advantages of being a police officer is that you can get early retirement. • You also get benefits as explained in Benefits slide before • Another advantage is that you can work overtime to get more hours in your payroll

  17. Disadvantages • One disadvantage is that you sometimes have to work on holidays • Another disadvantage is that in certain places the patrol roll in a police’s life can be sometimes dangerous • Also an disadvantage is that you have to work the hours that are assigned to you no matter what time areas are

  18. The End

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