Shadowing a Nurse
The men and women in law enforcement professions are the people that are brave, strong mentally and physically, and have the desire to help. It's a selfless, thankless career. The jobs are demanding, and these people are everything from a mentor, hero, to the most hated person within a mile radius. I was able to spend the afternoon with officer Landry at the Vernon department, and also FBI agent Dan Curtain from New Haven. They gave me excellent information and advice. I also got to go on a ride along with officer Landry and gained a lot of knowledge on what an afternoon is like for a police officer.
The hiring process is very long and will have any applicant very nervous. The qualifications to apply are to be a high school graduate, some departments require a college degree or similar experience, have a clean record, be in shape, good credit, 21 years of age or older. After applying you would receive an acceptance letter from the department and they would invite you to test with them, that's if they're interested in you. Before testing, people need to pass a physical test first and receive their CHIP card, which after passing physical standards the CHIP card is good to last 6 months. When it expires you'd have to test again. You would need to pass those physical standards in order to proceed with the hiring process. Then comes the written exam, which tests your knowledge based on a high school level education. There is also parts of the test that test your memory. They'll show you a picture for a few seconds then ask you things like what time it was on the clock, or how many people were in line. Police departments tend to only accept people who score 90% or higher on the written test. If you get a low score, you don't advance to get hired. After moving on from the written test, you would take a oral board. This is probably the scariest part, having to sit with high ranking officers and have them slam you with questions and scenarios. All while they dissect
The hiring process is very long and will have any applicant very nervous. The qualifications to apply are to be a high school graduate, some departments require a college degree or similar experience, have a clean record, be in shape, good credit, 21 years of age or older. After applying you would receive an acceptance letter from the department and they would invite you to test with them, that's if they're interested in you. Before testing, people need to pass a physical test first and receive their CHIP card, which after passing physical standards the CHIP card is good to last 6 months. When it expires you'd have to test again. You would need to pass those physical standards in order to proceed with the hiring process. Then comes the written exam, which tests your knowledge based on a high school level education. There is also parts of the test that test your memory. They'll show you a picture for a few seconds then ask you things like what time it was on the clock, or how many people were in line. Police departments tend to only accept people who score 90% or higher on the written test. If you get a low score, you don't advance to get hired. After moving on from the written test, you would take a oral board. This is probably the scariest part, having to sit with high ranking officers and have them slam you with questions and scenarios. All while they dissect