Careers in Law Enforcement

Law enforcement is a very broad idea or world, if you will, that until recently I believed was just made up of police officers and bad people. We, as primitive part-time sociologists or, better yet, part-time people watchers, could suppose that this aspect of thinking dates from years of watching television as a teenager and knowing only what Hollywood portrays law enforcement to be. Presumably, that is the catchall excuse for why most individuals’ assumptions are the way they are. Eventually, however, we grow up, mature, and begin to rationalize the way the world works. I hope that the vast majority of people realize that we do not live in Hollywood and that not all types of law enforcement represent a formidable, action-packed Terminator movie. Although law enforcement is fundamentally good guys versus bad guys, we know that there is a definite and obvious spectrum of categorical differences to within this field. Let us specifically investigate the career paths of Loss Prevention, Game Warden or Conservation Agent, and United Stated Marshals Service.

Until sitting down to contemplate all the options open to me as a prospective employee of this new world, I really had no idea of the sheer vastness of law enforcement; it is very hard to grasp without the assistance of research. Research assists in finding that fairytale career match for those interested in law enforcement. The phrase “law enforcement” should be a good hint that there more to this field than many people realize; law enforcement goes beyond the idea of police officers enforcing the laws set in place by the governing persons and bodies we elect. Because of my recent large amount of research, I have seen a multitude of potential new doors to walk through in m...

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...d its way into our nation’s purest areas (Delong). However, I was excited to see that the fast action of deputy work that I love and the biology and nature of being a game warden and conservation agent can be combined in one career.

In the end, I found that there are many avenues that recruits can take once graduating from a law enforcement academy. Each direction is as different and unique as the person that fills the job. Even though we know that there are a multitude of directions that each of us could potentially take in law enforcement, there are a definite amount of similarities in each of our future careers. Knowing this, it is necessary for law enforcement as a whole to protect the family and watch out for all the brothers and sisters with which we serve. I personally believe a career in being a game warden or conservation agent is calling my name.