In 1996 Congress passed the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, which prohibits any person convicted of an act of domestic violence to possess a firearm. As police officers are responsible for carrying a firearm in the performance of their duties, conviction for...
When applying for various law enforcement jobs the term “Peace Officer” may be used. While the term can vary from state to state it usually means a position that carries a badge, has the power to arrest, and also carries a firearm. A police officer, deputy sheriff,...
The citizenship requirements to be a law enforcement officer with a local or state agency will depend upon the individual agency. Some agencies require applicants to be US Citizens or US Nationals. Other agencies open up the requirements to those who are resident...
Each state sets their own requirements on what the minimum age will be for becoming a police officer and if there will be a maximum age and if so what that will be. Individual agencies may then set their own policies for minimum and maximum age requirements which fall...
In the past it was mainly Criminal Justice and Police Science. But now there are a vast variety of majors including Homeland Security, Crime Scene Investigation, Computer Forensics. When someone is interested in a law enforcement career that can mean everything from...
