What's the California Highway Patrol Academy like?
821233
i dont think it matter if ur a high way patrol officer or a local officer......same tactic and goal
19563
It depends on what area that you want to get into. If you want to be a regular peace officer you can apply to a big city PD and they will send you to their academy or you can go to one of the local colleges that have a continuing education coarse to become a peace officer. If you want to be a highway patrolman you can apply to them and get accepted then go to their school. I think the very first step that you need to do is call your local police department and ask them if they have a C.O.P. program. That stands for citizens on patrol. That way you can ride along with a peace officer for a few nights just to see how to do things and if the job is right for you. If you have already taken the state approved tests you can offer your services as a reserve officer. You won't get paid but you will get to do everything that a peace officer does and earn you a spot at the police department.
596601
My son is becoming a policeman.  While college is not required (you can just go to the police academy), he has decided to do the college route.  He is taking the 2 year Criminal Justice program (graduates May 2007) and will then enter the police academy with an associate's degree.  He plans to return to college part time to continue on for his bachelor's degree once he is working.\n\nHe considered the service but has a pin in his foot so is not eligible to enlist.
979638
Has he looked into what the local municipalities or the city want in minimum qualifications to become a cop? He should really look into it now to make sure that if it involves college to place his applications in before the application deadline. Also, some of the community colleges around me offer a police academy. However, there is one thing to remember is that not every student has the inclination or desire to attend college. If he does not have the inclination or desire, it will be hard to convince him otherwise. I do wish I had better news regarding convincing him about going to college. Good luck!
266231
The traffic laws (and therefore the tests) vary by state, but check the DMV website for your state. They usually have some practice tests available. Also, if you have a driver's ed class in school, the teacher will often be able to provide these resources.\n\nFor example, here are some for California:\nhttp://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/interactive/tdrive/exam.htm
1158816
There are to ways to attend a Law Enforcement Academy.\nThe first way is to pay to put yourself through, which,  in California, typically costs between $5000 and $8000 (not counting room and board). Once you graduate you can feel free to apply to any agency you want.\n\nor...\n\nYou can apply to a specific agency, and try to get hired for an entry-level position. The agency who hires you will pay for your academy as your employer. But, once you graduate, don't expect to work anywhere else for a few years. Also, not every agency hires entry-level employees, so do your research.\n\nSan Bernardino does hire entry-level employees and pays them $17.20-$18.98 an hour while they are in the academy. Once they graduate they make between $45,468-$63,690 a year.\n\nIn my opinion, it is a much smarter move to get hired prior to attending the academy rather than paying to send yourself through.
775649
OK, It was a long time ago. The Orange County Sheriffs Dept. in California. About 250 people applied and took the written part. of that only 50 people made it. Then it was off to the physical test. It was a cake walk. About 2 weeks later I had to show for a verbal interview. Before the interview they gave me a stack of paperwork to do. Lots of questions, Too many questions. Questions about drugs, date, time and place. Questions about sex. Date, time, place and who. questions about family and their friends.\n After all that. It came down to the interview. A big cop told me in the interview, That my job history was too short and I didn't look like I wanted to be a peace officer by the fact I never was in the explorer scouts and never took any law classes. (nevermind I just got out of the Marine Corps) Needless to say, I didn't get the job. Now i live a life of crime. lol\n\nReally.......good luck
834144
Pacific Coast Academy (aka PCA) in Zoey 101 is really the campus @ Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
1028234
criminal justice is the way to go young man. also helpful in this day and age would be a second language, even a third. find a good school that maybe has a good police academy in it too. that way you can start getting some hours in for certification. most states need 360 hours minimum for certification depending on what part of law enforcement you wish to enter. ROTC will help also.It's usally easier to start at the County level and work your way up. but you can always attend a highway patrol or city academy and start that way too. lots of option in this fielf.  good luck.
509380
I was on my way to the police academy. I had a guy riding my arse waving a knife. So I pulled into the Sheriff's Department, guy still following me.  \n\nI jumped out (me in my uniform,gunbelt,etc) and 5 Sheriff's deputies. \n\nI think the guy probably shat himself just before he tried to run. The Deputies set up a road block before he got on the free way and performed the "felony Stop" routine on him which included 6 deputies and 2 police officers ordering him out of his car at gun point.  \n\nIt was pretty sweet.
171085
No, it's not, it's usually just the basics and common sense.\n\nHere's a link to CA's DMV website... it has a practice test aimed basically for teens that are taking their permet tests.\n\nhttp://www.dmv.ca.gov/teenweb/
72582
Well I haven't taken this course, but I have looked at a number of their courses. My concern about all their courses is that while they may be a good introduction to the field, they do not really provide a thorough grounding in the field. They also do not give you supervised practice. They offer you "tools" but they are generally just simple hand tools. You don't get the practice using the full range of equipment--front end machines, brake resurfacing machines, lifts and hydraulic tools. These objections, by the way, apply to all of the correspondance programs that I have looked at, not just PCDI.\n\nIf you want to learn auto mechanics I think you are far better off taking courses at your local community college. You can usually go part-time, courses may be offered at night, and you get hands on. Plus, you get to use the entire range of tools and equipment, not just simple hand tools. The other thing about a community college is that the cost is really quite reasonable.\n\nHope this helps.
686436
Not exactly sure if you want regular polic, or state troopers. For information on all states, and there respective highway patrols, go to http://www.statetroopersdirectory.com/ . Then click on the state, and you can find a good deal of information about the patrols. If you want regular polie, hopefully someone else can answer better than I.  =)
487591
I went through Ranger training 39 years ago after I graduated from Airborne training. It was indeed rough and yes, I made it through the first time. I remember that I would always hold sleep very precious after that! You are taught map reading, land navigation (both day and night), combative techniques like pugil stick training, hand-to-hand combat and bayonet training, airborne and airmobile techniques of operation, small unit patrolling techniques, rope and knot tying, rock climbing (big damn rocks on Mt Yonah!), rappelling, ambush techniques and more patrolling techniques, then we boarded a UH-1 Bus and went to Flordia for more patrolling techniques,small boat ops, stream and swamp navigation, etc. All of this training took place beginning at Ft. Benning, GA, at Camp Rogers and Camp Darby, to Camp Merrill, near Dahlonega, GA, to Camp Rudder, Auxillery Field #7, and then back to Darby. To me it was the most intensive 9 weeks I ever spent in the Army. I don't know if it is all still the same or not. Camp Rudder was referred to as Camp Mother-Rudder and Hurley Hill as Hurl(i.e. throw-up)Hill. You do one hell of a lot of P.T., running and lots of road marches. There is lack of sleep, hunger, exhaustion, stress, and any misery that the Ranger staff and Mother Nature can throw at you. But it's all worth it when you get that Black and Gold Tab (i.e. we called it the "Bumble-Bee") that says "Ranger". To the rest of the military that little arched tab says it all. Be proud of your son for making it through the TOUGHEST course that the Army has to offer and tell him that I said, "Sua Sponte".
507705
1. Are teenagers really poor drivers?\n\n2. Are the police unduly hard on teenage drivers?\n\n3. Do store owners "assume" that teens are shoplifters when they are in their store?\n\n4. Why is the student council effective(or ineffective) in this school?\n\n5. How well does this community respond to the politics of the time by voting in local, state, and national elections?\n\n6. In examining the school budget, how much of the items are "fixed" costs?\n\n7. How do parents and the police feel about advertising that sex offenders live in the neighborhoods of your community?\n\n8. Convince your teacher and principal that there are rules in the school that are unfair and need to be changed.\n\n9. Should there be compulsory education for everyone until they are 16 or until they graduate?\n\n\nI hope these few help. I tried to make them so they would appeal to turned off students.
1045813
Look up information on your local departments.  Also look up county and State in your area to see who's hiring.  Some of them require college, but not many.  When a department is accepting applications, they will put you through a process that will include a physical and a written test and a background check.  If you make it through the process, the department will hire you and send you through the Academy.  Larger departments like State Police has academies running all the time.  They usually last a few months or weeks depending.  A smaller department might take a while to send you through and you can get on the road.  Good luck.  It's a great job!
564992
SOI (school of infantry) is designed to teach you how to fight.  They have a plan and are well aware that no one knows what they are doing when you get there.  They work you into shape--which you pretty much will be anyway, since you'd have recently graduated boot camp and they teach you the skills you need.  I went to a mini verson that was 3 weeks long (all non infantry does), I think SOI is 6 weeks.  They taught us land navigation, patroling etc.  It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot.  Where is it?  North Carolina if you are east coast, California for the West Coast.  As for how dangerous is actual infantry work??? You are the front line.