| Whether you're paying your own way to the | | | | criminal law exam. That's way it's so important to |
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| sponsored by a local police department, you'll still | | | | by getting an "introduction to criminal justice" |
| need a passing grade in order to graduate. You | | | | book. When you get this book, You'll learn |
| see many recruits have failed the police academy | | | | definitions, and case law findings that have shaped |
| because they simply took the academy for | | | | and changed police work as it is today. |
| granted. Many recruits go into the academy | | | | Learn Important Case Laws |
| without any preparation at all. It's really funny that | | | | Case laws are basically criminal case findings that |
| some recruits coming in don't even realize that | | | | have helped mold and shape the way police |
| they can actually flunk the academy and be sent | | | | officers do their job. For example, Arizona VS. |
| home. | | | | Miranda is a popular case that have really changed |
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| now to prepare for the police academy: | | | | Today a police officer cannot just question a |
| Get An Introduction To Law Enforcement Book | | | | suspect in a crime without reading them their |
| I've been to the police academy, and the people | | | | Miranda warnings. Before that particular case, |
| who fail are the ones who thought they knew | | | | police officers was not limited to what they can |
| everything coming in. So the best thing is to go | | | | ask a potential suspect. This particular case law |
| into the academy with a blank slate, forget about | | | | have changed the way police officer do their job. |
| all the things you've seen on television, they don't | | | | You'll need to know some of these cases before |
| apply in the police officer training academy. The | | | | going to the police academy. |
| one exam that may be a bit hard to pass is the | | | | |