Where did you got to college for Law Enforcement??, and Was it a great school??
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05-29-04 10:40 PM #1
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Question To All LEO's?
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05-29-04 10:41 PM #2
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I didn't study LE.
BS in molecular bio.Last edited by Switchback; 05-29-04 at 10:53 PM.
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05-29-04 10:49 PM #3
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I have a assoc. degree in Industrial Technology from a Tech college.
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05-29-04 11:34 PM #4
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I didn't go to college, I went in the USAF.
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05-29-04 11:59 PM #5
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Ya'll neid skoolin ta be a polece occifer?
Sorry, couldn't resist.
No college here. I went to work after high school (I was married at 19), until I could go to the academy at 21."The answer to this last question will determine
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05-30-04 12:01 AM #6
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The most necessary ability that a LEO needs today is common sense.
EVERYTHING else can be learned by college, military or OJT.Creeper Cop
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05-30-04 01:38 AM #7
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Some are of the opinion that requiring a university education limits the pool of candidates. I agree with that proposition. Also from a purely practical point of view if a police agency in my country (Australia) did that it would find that it would be competing with other professions and occupations that are also offering places to university graduates. We are encouraged to go to university on a part-time basis after we graduate from the Academy.
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05-30-04 06:31 AM #8
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PF , ask around and see what university offers the best program you are considering. I personally recommend any degree you wish to major in , with minors in pychology(you will constantly be attuned to the way people 'think').
However, keep in mind that many of the best opinions in these boards majored in something unrelated........or, attended armed forces instead of college.
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05-30-04 07:22 PM #9
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I have enough credit for a business associates. I always thought CJ was a waste of time and money. The best law enforcment school I went to was the Leadership Command College of Texas. The city sent me to it and the state picked up the tab.
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05-30-04 09:51 PM #10
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Border Patrol doesn't require college and didn't reward me for it either. One of the agents in my class at the academy used her prior work experience to get in (she was a waitress?!?).
and just in case it matters, I have a B.A. in International Studies.
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I just wanted a degree to fall back on so if LE wasnt for me. It had nothing to do with my hiring.
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05-31-04 01:15 AM #12
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i dont actually have a degree....hell...i didnt even finish high school!!!
but im not a bad copper having said that!!"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW!!! What A Ride!"
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05-31-04 02:57 PM #13
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I didn't study LE. I went to college for Computer Science and Computer Information Systems.
Ian M. MacMillan
South Hampton Police Dept
South Hampton, NH.
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05-31-04 04:28 PM #14
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B.B.A. in Business Computers Information Systems
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06-03-04 02:46 AM #15
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I have a degree in mechanical engineering.... Went to the academy after getting laid off - just a slight career change. Now I'm trying to get hired.
Brian
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