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Monday, September 26th, 2011
6:31 pm	Salaries of Criminal Justice Professionals You also will need to take the written civil service exam which you can get from your local police department. A physical exam will need to be undertaken and passed. This test will generally involve aspects of agility, strength and endurance. A vision and hearing medical test will also be required. All of these tests ensure that you are fit and healthy enough to endure the rigors of being in the law enforcement field. Many departments now also require a lie detector test to be taken. A drug test is also performed. Your drug test will need to be totally clear. Random drug tests are also performed throughout the career of a police officer. The final step to becoming a police officer is an interview with a senior officer. Some offices require a personality test to be taken at this time too. During your interview, you should display a firm, confident personality as police generally do not hire timid, unsure people. Some personal skills required of a police officer are: - Team player - Confident - Well spoken - Well educated - Good communication - Respect for all races and types of people - Sensitivity in difficult situations - Can emotionally detach from personal situations These personal skills will ensure you have a long career; one that is filled with many achievements. Salary for Police Officers Police officers are not considered the highest paid workers in the country, yet they risk their lives everyday to serve people and protect their territory. However, police officers do have a decent average salary compared with many corporate jobs, with $43,000 being the average. A campus officer can expect to receive $40,000 per year. Of course all police officers who are newly recruited will earn less in the initial stages but are assured of regular pay rises as their rank increases. The highest paid officer is usually the Lateral Police Officer with an average salary of $63,000 per year. A new police cadet on average earns only $25,000. A police academy cadet can expect an average of $51,000 as can an Airport Police Officer. Other salaries for various jobs in the police force include: Police Recruit: $48,000 Police Officer: $46,000 Police Officer Lateral: $61,000 Police Officer And Dispatcher; $56,000 Supervisory Police Officer: $53,000 Lead Police Officer: $44,000 Supervisor Police Officer: $57,000 Police Cadet: $25,000 Newly recruited police officers receive full pay and benefits from day one of their employment. This is at the police cadet average salary of $25,000. After 6 months of training in the Police Academy the salary jumps to around $32,000 and every year it increases. Once a police officer has been active in the force for 5.5 years their salary has usually increased to around $60,000. Other allowances are also added onto the base salary including holiday pay and uniform allowance. There are many options for career advancement when you are a police officer. The NYPD conducts promotional exams every two years for police officers. Once the exams are passed, officers can move on to the Lieutenant rank which pays as much as $100,000 per year. This can be a significantly fast advancement compared with other fields of work. Career Spotlight - Police Officer, How to Become Police Officer, Police, Corrections, or Security - The Best Law-Enforcement Career for You (Comment on this)
6:27 pm	Career Spotlight - Police Officer Criminal Justice Salary, Law Enforcement Salary Guide, Police, Corrections, or Security - The Best Law-Enforcement Career for YouThe career of a police officer can be rewarding and mostly involve different responsibilities. However, for those working in the private sector as Personal Security Specialists, that amount can go up to $36,000. When choosing a career path, one of the main factors to consider is the remuneration you will get for your work. It is worth looking at the size of the criminal justice salary you can expect to earn. Keep in mind that the size of remuneration is determined by a number of factors including the institution you work for, your work experience and even your performance on the job. An accurate estimate of the precise criminal justice salary you will earn cannot be made, but the statistical data showing the country median annual salary for a specific job can give you an idea of how much you will make. As highlighted earlier, there are a lot of specific factors that determine the size of the remuneration. Some, such as qualification and work experience are under your control, while others are not. For instance, police officers in smaller towns usually earn less than those in large cities. Taking into account all these factors, the lowest median annual criminal justice salary of graduates is around $28,000. This is what people working as loss prevention agents make. Most graduates do not see these jobs as their first choice, but for different reasons some of them take such positions. The salaries in the lower range include those of security officers, making between $31,000 and $34,000 a year on average. In general, the salaries in loss prevention and security tend to be the lowest even for higher positions. A loss prevention investigator can make around $38,000 a year, while a manager in this sector can make around $47,000. A security supervisor can earn a little over $42,000. However, the higher positions in the security sectors have much higher salaries. A security manager can make around $66,500 a year while a security director can earn around $79,000 a year. This can be explained by the fact that such positions are usually taken by professionals who have a long term experience in law enforcement. You can expect to have a criminal justice salary of around $46,000 if you work in corrections. A corrections officer can make around $46,800 a year. The probation officers and correctional treatment specialists have a median annual remuneration of $46,100, according to statistics. If you choose to work as a paralegal or as a legal assistant, you can earn around $53,000 a year. Legal secretaries have similar earnings. Their median annual remuneration is $52,200. Most graduates start their career as police or sheriff's patrol officers. The median salary for these occupations is $58,000 a year. However, you can expect to start with a salary of around $48,000. If you progress to become a work-line supervisor or a manager of police and detectives, you can earn around $70,000 a year. Those working as detectives and investigators have the highest remuneration, which is around $80,000 a year. The median annual salary of an FBI agent is $119,000. These are the best paid jobs in criminal justice. (Comment on this)
6:23 pm	Career Spotlight - Police Officer If you are planning to become a Police Officer than you must know that the average Police Officer Salary is somewhere around $40,000 – $50,000 and the best thing is that you are going to serve the community. There are several factors that determine the salary of a police officer i.e The Position held, the brand of Police department you choose to enter in the respective state. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “The middle 50 percent earned between $38,850 and $64,940. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $30,070, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $79,680. Median annual wages were $46,620 in Federal Government, $57,270 in State government, $51,020 in local government and $43,350 in educational services.” In most places in the U.S. a family can live very comfortably on these salaries, including buying their own homes. According to the International City-County Management Association’s annual Police and Fire Personnel, Salaries, and Expenditures Survey, average salaries for sworn full-time positions in 2008 were as follows: Position Minimum salary Maximum salary w/o longevity Police Chief $90,570 $113,930 Deputy Chief 74,834 96,209 Police Captain 72,761 91,178 Police Lieutenant 65,688 79,268 Police Sergeant 58,739 70,349 Police Corporal 49,421 61,173 The ranges of the different positions can be attributed to the budget of the agency, the individual qualifications of the officers and the workload that the officers are required to handle. In addition to a market rate salary, police officers receive additional benefits such as paid vacation, life insurance, health insurance and sick leave. They also receive an allowance for their uniforms and equipment. Police officers are also eligible for retirement at half pay after between 20-30 years of service. Officers without a formal college education can enter the force and work their way up as long as they are disciplined, intelligent and hard working. Police Officer Salary by State, Police Officer Salary (Comment on this)