Is police work worth the pay?
147428
It takes dedication to put your life on the line for some one else. Can you put a value on that? Some folks think we are over paid. They think we sit around all day drinking coffee and eating do-nuts and other things. I have retired from law enforcement and have another job now, making twice the money I was. But I enjoyed what I did before because I felt I was helping my community and the children coming up.My kids had a hard time in school because there Dad was a cop. My wife deserved better because I was gone a lot. No police work is not worth what you are paid, but the satifaction of doing some thing to help some body else is. Maybe we should ask the Question "What does a police officer do for our community and kids?"
1072915
Yea,\nThe answer  (above) to the your question is okay and reliable as mine but it all depends on the category of job,for instance the pay package for workers in the oil and gas industry is  not the same with that paid toan ordinary civil servant.So, if are more specific then,I  can give you facts and figures from here in Nigeria.\n\n\nAaron
726391
Well here is the deal.  Unlike fireman, cops are NOT payed to work out.  In fact, if a cop gets hurt while excercising, they are not eligible for any sort of coverage from the dept.  Also, cops are not allowed to excercise while on duty.  The fact of the matter is, it is some what political.  If a dept. demanded that its cops maintain a certain level of physical fitness, then it would pay them to excercise.  It would have to also cover them, with workmans comp. if they were injured during the excercise.  \n\nSecondly I also agree.  I work for a dept. that doesn't require a standard for physical fitness.  I choose to work out on my own, for more reasons than I need to for work.  I don't want to get hurt or see my coworkers get hurt.    \n\nThe bottom line is, if a police dept. REQUIRES a cop maintains a certain level physical fitness, it will cost them.  Right now, I don't even get a tax write off for my gym membership.  Thats all fine and dandy, but don't tell me I HAVE to work out.
492480
The total salary cost for all police officers.  From the employer's standpoint, salaries for employees are an expenditure just like the electic bill is.
897619
police officer=high stress job.
28986
If you enjoy the work, it is worth it!\n\nWhen you enjoy what you do, it is no longer work.
729566
for any Cop and place...they never are paid enough
227034
Where are you asking about?  I made over 100k last year, but that's unusually high for someone in my area because the salaries are lower in Northern California than in other parts of the state.  I would also suspect that California salaries are higher than a lot of states, simply because it is ridiculously expensive to live here.  \n\nDeputies, on the whole, don't make any more or less than police officers just because they are deputies.  They make more (or less) because of the agency that employs them, but their deputy status isn't what determines that.
96782
If you asking how much money police officers make it greatly depends on the geological location and how long they have been on the force. Starting pay is usually in the upper twentys to mid thirtys.
593197
Well I am in the police academy now and that 25,100 really sucks but after graduation it gets better and if you go to a good command you can do a lot of overtime hopefully.  I know people who made close to 50,000 there first year with o.t.
106286
worth what? If they pay you enough, then I say, "Go for it!"
361498
No.  Around here they advertise in the $8-$9 range to start.  Is it any wonder they can't fill those jobs?\n\nWhat about working at a school as a Resource Officer (usually at the high school level) or for a college Public Safety office?  Both of those jobs would pay more and have good bennies.
35849
We pay taxes to maintain the many public goods the government provides, such as the road system, public schools, national defense, public hospitals and so on.  As for the cops after drivers, that's another story.
414591
Police officer or correctional officer.\n\nMost larger departments while may not require it, normally only hire those with them.\n\nIt will depend,  better departments in GA for  example will start a police officer at about 35,000 a year.\ncorrections start at about 25000 a year.\n\nOf course in GA smaller departments pay only abuot 7 or 8 dollars a hour.\n\nHere in TN, in my county the police make about 9 dollars a hour with no benifits.
361600
just become a reserve for your local PD reserve is a step below CSO and a step above explorer   its an alright gig though, kinda tedious jobs but its a great intro into policing  easy to get into and its all training so you'll learn alot   ive been a reserve for a year now and its really been a good learning expirience for me and it looks great on the resume
856168
What an open ended question.....\n\nThe police in general are great but sadly i feel that they are let down continually by the system they are trying to serve and protect. \n\nI think these guys do a great job and I think it's time our government (yes YOU JOHN HOWARD) took notice of this and made changes to the system that continually lets our Police Force down.\n\nI have recently watched the police arrest two men for raping a 13 yr-old girl and they were so happy to finally be able to charge these men for such a hideous crime only to have these men go to court and both get 3 month suspended sentences. The police involved in this were very disappointed by this result.\n\nI have also watched the police try and protect our community from a mob of angry 13-14 yr olds and charge them several times only for these kids to get slap on the wrists for hate crimes, vandalism etc.\n\nYES the police do a great job BUT sadly they are let down by our government and its lack of policing their system and its guidelines!\n\nBravo to the police for doing such a great job under such difficult circumstances.
1034734
Yes they do here. Their nice, but they don't do their job. I can just call my brother and friends that live up the street, they would get here faster than the cops and do what needs to be done to clear up the problem.