| When most wonder how to become a police | | | | be required to take an Emergency Vehicle |
| officer they concern themselves with the physical | | | | Operation Course, where they will have to |
| fitness tests and the physical fitness training | | | | participate in high-speed chase simulations. |
| during the police academy. While physical fitness is | | | | In the academy more time is spent on academics |
| crucial and necessary to being a police officer | | | | then on anything else, including physical fitness. |
| there is a lot more one needs to know. | | | | While there is a total of 142 hours spent on |
| Even before a cadet is accepted into the | | | | physical training there is a total of 230 hours |
| academy they are required to enroll in a class | | | | spent on academics. While there is a total of 113 |
| called, "The World of Criminal Justice." This class is | | | | hours spent on fire arms there is a total of 205 |
| just the beginning of the information and | | | | hours spent on law and human relations. There is |
| processes a police officer will need to be trained | | | | no doubt that academics plays an important role |
| in. | | | | in the police academy. |
| The police academy usually lasts for 21 weeks | | | | In fact, before graduating the academy the |
| and has an intense blend of physical fitness | | | | recruits will have to take rigorous exams, testing |
| training and academic studies. One needs to be | | | | them on the information they learned at the |
| trained in body and mind to be a police officer. | | | | academy. These exams consist of subjects such |
| This information will focus on the training of the | | | | as: law, search and seizure, patrol tactics, and how |
| mind. | | | | to properly handle evidence. |
| At the academy cadets will be trained in practical | | | | Within the police academy mental discipline is one |
| processes like how to arrest and book a suspect. | | | | of the most important aspects. A cadet can not |
| They will also be trained in techniques for | | | | expect to succeed in the academy without a |
| investigating a crime, how to use a radio, and how | | | | dedication to the study of police procedures and |
| to write reports. They will need to know traffic | | | | the laws they are committing to uphold and |
| laws and how to enforce those laws, including | | | | enforce. Before entering the academy one should |
| how to write a ticket and how to present | | | | prepare themselves for the rigorous academic |
| themselves in court. These processes are not the | | | | demand and if possible begin disciplining their mind |
| usual glamorous picture shown in cop shows, but | | | | and studying on their own. |
| they are important and necessary for an officer | | | | Once you learn how to become A Police Officer |
| to know. | | | | and finish the education and training involved, |
| The cadets will also need to know how to drive | | | | there are a wide variety of rewarding jobs |
| emergency vehicles and the protocols to follow | | | | available to those seeking them. |
| when in pursuit of a suspect. The cadets will also | | | | |