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Police Academy - DivX Version (Normal Quality), iPod/iPhone Version
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IMDB rating: 6.00 Plot: New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This opens the floodgates for all and sundry to enter the Police Academy, much to the chagrin of the instructors. Not everyone is there through choice, though. Social misfit Mahoney has been forced to sign up as the only alternative to a jail sentence and it doesn’t take long before he falls foul of the boorish Lieutenant Harris. But before long, Mahoney realises that he is enjoying being a police cadet and decides he wants to stay… while Harris decides he wants Mahoney out! |
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DivX Version (Normal Quality), iPod/iPhone Version
Directors: Wilson Hugh
Actors: Guttenberg Steve,Bailey G. W.,Smith Bubba,Scott Donovan,Gaynes George,Rubin Andrew,Graf David,Winslow Michael,Mahler Bruce,Ross Ted,Thomson Scott,von Hoffman Brant,Comedy,Crime,
What would interest police departments?
I’m still working on getting my degree in University, however I WILL apply for a police academy post-graduation. Getting promoted to homicide is my goal, although for now, I was just wondering what would look good in my background when applying? What will make me stand out? Volunteer hours? Military school? This question especially applies to those of you working in homicide, I don’t care if you’re retired or not. Also, what’s going to help promote me as fast as possible? Any advice you can give, I’m happy to take.
Best Answer to detailed questions, I don’t choose best over a 5-word sentence. (Not for this question anyway).
What degree you get will not impress most hiring boards. It does depend on the department of course, There are over 10,000 different departments in the US.
A degree is nice but most do not want nor require more than 60 semester hours, in any subject including just your gen ed classes.
What I always advise is your taking anything that helps you with your critical thinking skills.
Actual hard science, philosophy, English Lit or whatever interests you. In my opinion staying away from criminal justice (as a major, not an occasional class) is essential. It impresses no one and actually makes some suspect. .
Your skills in writing will become even more important if you wish to be a detective. A detective’s report has to be exact. They are reviewed closely in court. You have to learn how to describe scenes in such a way that is completely factual but also gives the reader more information about the totality of the scene than any video can.
Just some of my simple scene reports where 20 pages long. That was before we had word processors, just plain old typewriters.
Like the better schools and most high end employers your actions within your community will count. Not just the number of hours but the type of volunteer work you get into. Not surprisingly in most communities, including large cities, a word or two or a letter of recommendation from community leaders about your great volunteer work will help.
Forget about speed in promotion.There are way too many variables. Just do the best, most aggressive police work that you can do. Make quality arrests with excellent cases, go to court, learn how to testify by doing and working with the prosecutors. Your reputation for being clear, concise and perfectly truthful with judges and prosecutors goes a long long way.
Show that you can engage the local community.
When a detective test (if that is your departments method of promotion) is announced be sure to study efficiently. Take the test, score high and when you get promoted hopefully, if you were really and excellent patrol officer, you can go directly into homicide. If not, do good work in the unit you are assigned to.
I don’t want to over analyze but I did find your Best Answer paragraph insulting. Acceptance (you will not believe what you will see), attitude and being able to work with others is essential to being a good detective
Leslie S | Nov 15, 2009
You must be accepted as a police officer candidate and if you satisfactorily complete your training. You will probably be assigned patrol duty. Do a good job in patrol and that could be your ticket to transfer to homicide division.
Whether you are a police officer or a bus boy, the best way to get promoted is to do a good job and also please your immediate superior because that is the person that will write your evaluation.
Another thing, always be the first one to arrive for your assigned shift and the last to leave. This applies to any job.
moke35 | Nov 15, 2009
Well I personally am not working in homicide, but my mom did so I might be able to help a bit just by saying what she did. She never went to military school but she did have a lot of volunteer hours and was also involved in athletics. She even started a volunteer based organization in her college that focused on keeping people, especially those under 21 from drinking and driving. Among her volunteering and jobs she held which probably helped her homicide career, she volunteered at the medical clinic, worked in a law firm talking to inmates (I can’t remember the appropriate title of that job), spent time in the science labs as a teacher’s aid, and also volunteered in this academic counseling thing that her college had where she would tutor people taking classes from her major (which was criminal sciences).
But I think the best course of action would be to get in touch with some people that work in the acceptance process at the police academy and hear straight from the horse’s mouth what they are looking for because I’m sure they wouldn’t hesitate to meet with you, talk with you on the phone, or at the very least answer a few e-mails.
Then for the promotions, probably the same as in all jobs: show great work ethic, ability to produce results, step on some people, don’t step on the toes of those above you, and make yourself stand out on the job. Basically, just make yourself better than anyone else working there.
Ariisu | Nov 15, 2009
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