A Unit 1 Careers In Law Enforcement And Public Safety

What should be your first step in identifying careers of interest?

• Choose a career path
• Evaluate your choices
• Gather information about possible careers
• Define your future wants and needs

Once you have chosen your career path, you should stick with your decision.

• True
• False

Which of the following are considered peace officers?

• FBI Agent
• US Marshall
• Secret Service Agent
• Deputy Sheriff

Some agencies have disqualification standards they do not advertise.

• True
• False

What might be tested in an aptitude test?

• Psychological profile
• Financial background
• Knowledge of firearms
• Writing and math

Private security guards serve the interests of

• the public
• law enforcement
• the courts
• their employers

Trained security officers have the same authority to arrest as a law enforcement officer.

• True
• False

Some of the duties of a prosecutor may include _______________.

• conducting a bankruptcy hearing.
• working for an environmental firm.
• deciding which cases to prosecute.
• writing a will.

From high school graduation to completing law school takes at least _________ years.

• four
• five
• six
• seven

Correctional officers who work in close proximity to prisoners typically carry firearms.

• True
• False