How does a police officer promoted to detective learn to become a great detective?
Is there formal training given? Detective school?
How do police officers qualify to be promoted as detective? Do most if not all officers who qualify because of their good service record want to be detectives? Who analyzes and decides which police officers would make good detectives?
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How many years does it take to become a detective?
Becoming a police officer requires about six months of training, and officers must typically gain four or five years or experience before they can take a promotional exam to become a detective. Some police departments allow officers to substitute a college degree for a year of experience.
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How to Become a Detective
To add. I would say, it takes instincts, and the ability to be able to focus on just one case. Rather than personal life.
Interrogation skills, are a must. Often, this involves being able to ask the same question in a variety of ways.
Observational skills, are a must.
Attention to detail.
A large bladder (for staying in one spot for extended periods of time. )
A thorough understanding of the law. The slightest mistake, could eliminate any evidence collected.
And. As with any LEO job, a person has to be aware that their life could be in jeopardy…
^^Also pays 81K a year according to the link above. Not too shabby. Such an interesting job. Hence the impressive number of books, films and TV series about it.
In our local county police force, they promote (or select) from the ranks of regular policeman.
The policeman chooses a specialty (narcotics, murder, white collar, crimes against children, domestic, etc.) and takes specific training classes in that area, along with general classes on detection.
Then the work with (existing) detectives for several months to get the hang of it.
As I understand it, you only get really good by learning on the job and trusting your instincts and analytical abilities.
By watching re runs of Columbo.
@mazzinger88 . That is a great salary. I wouldn’t do it for any salary. I made a decent salary, as a LEO. But. It was very physically and emotionally taxing. Whenever I had to work with a detective, they looked exhausted, and stressed out..
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