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Culturally Responsive Professional Peace Officer

Career Opportunities

Peace officer, police officer, or policing focus on preventing criminal activity, investigating crimes, and apprehending suspects. Officers work with the court system to make sure perpetrators are prosecuted.

Peace officer, police officer, or policing professionals pursue careers in three general areas:

1. Uniformed officers: First line of defense against criminals
2. Investigators: Investigate and solve crimes
3. Support personnel: Work behind the scenes analyzing evidence, including crime scenes and ballistics

Employment Information

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Peace Officer, Police Officer, or Policing Core Competencies

  • Sound judgment
  • Problem solving
  • Empathy and compassion
  • Multitasking
  • Courage
  • Responsibility
  • Resourcefulness
  • Initiative
  • Assertiveness
  • Integrity
  • Teamwork
  • Collaboration

Potential Job Titles

  • ATF investigator
  • Border patrol agent
  • CIA operations officer
  • Computer forensic technician
  • Crime lab analyst
  • Crime scene investigator
  • Customs agent
  • DEA agent
  • Deputy sheriff
  • Diplomatic security agent
  • FBI agent
  • Federal air marshal
  • Fraud investigator
  • DHS agent
  • Immigration agent
  • INS agent
  • IRS special agent
  • K9 officer
  • NSA officer
  • Private security specialist
  • Police detective
  • Police officer
  • Private investigator
  • Secret Service agent
  • Sheriff
  • State trooper
  • Surveillance officer
  • U.S. Coast Guard maritime enforcement specialist
  • U.S. marshal

Peace Officer, Police Officer, or Policing-Related Occupations in Detail

Police and Detectives
Private Detectives and Investigators
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers
Forensic Science Technicians
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers

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