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What do I need to major in to become a detective?

What do I need to do to become a detective?

  • Okay, here's my issue.. I really want to be a detective. I'm a freshman in hish school. What should I do right now to helpguaranteee becoming a detective and what do I need to do after high school? Should I get straight A's? Should I get a job? Should I take highschool law classes? Also, like should I join a police acadamy or college? Should I talk to my school counslor? Will she know what I should do? Also, I worked at Worlds of Fun for a short time last Summer, when I become a detective will that matter to them? Or will they not care? Help.

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    You will have to become a cop first. Go to college and get a degree in psychology (much more useful that criminal justice). Apply for entry level jobs with departments. You have to pass a psych eval, a physical, drug tests, background checks, and a polygraph. Then you go to the police academy for a few months (if they hire you). You have to work your way up and kind of sideways from there.

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Becoming a detective is very hard. You must very good grades and must take at least 1 criminal law class. And speaking to your counselor is a good idea.

You get hired by a Police Force first and they send you to the Academy of their choice. You need a 3 year College degree in some thing other than criminal justice. Finish high school well. Go to College for 2-3 years or University. Do not take criminal justice . the Police like a well rounded applicant who has a back up plan. No criminal record. Apply to the police Force (21) Go through the application/testing process. If accepted they will send you to the Police Academy of their choice. http://passthepolicetest.com/become-a-po%E2%80%A6 http://ca.search.yahoo.com/search?ei=utf-8&fr=slv1-&p=How%20to%20be%20a%20Police%20officer&ei=UTF-8&type= http://www.kentuckystatepolice.org/recru%E2%80%A6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_officer application process: http://www.joinlapd.com/selection.html

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