What is a Merit Deputy on a police force?
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Duties of a Merit Deputy Sheriff include, but are not limited to:\n\nPreventive police patrol\n\nEnforcement of criminal and traffic laws\n\nResponse to citizens' calls for assistance\n\nInvestigation of traffic accidents\n\nInvestigation of criminal activity\n\nArrest of criminal suspects\n\nTestimony in court and other legal proceedings\n\nPerform other duties as may be required by the Sheriff
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If it were me, I'd call a police department in a city that interests you, perhaps Los Angles, or San Francisco where they  pride themselves on having a diverse group of officers.. I'd ask them exactly what you're asking here, what their criteria for service is, if you have to be a citizen etc. The only other thing I could suggest is for you to approach one of the security services in Iraq that is in constant need of private police, and once you'd served with them for a year or so (if you survived,) you would probably have enough contacts to get seriously considered for a police force assignment in the U.S.A.
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All states I am aware of follow thier state POST ( Police Officer Standard and Training) requirements for that state.\n\nI would suggest you do a research ( web search) on POST traiing.\n\nNormally police policy merely states they require and follow POSST standards
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You need to be good at writing reports, have good credit, and in some places be able to pass a polygraph. It also helps if you know someone who can help you get an inside track into law enforcement. Corrections is a good place to begin....it's easy to get into, then you can apply as a police officer with some experience under your belt.
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No, there is no quota.  Police Officers don't have quotas b/c that would just put pressure on them to ticket someone who was innocent and didn't commit a crime.
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You can become an ordained minister via internet - just google it. This way you can perform marriages. I never heard of a deputy for a day.
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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
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JOIN THE POLICE ACCADAMY.
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local police department website
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College degree in criminal justice.  Volunteer as a reserve officer in your city/town/county.  No heavy drug use.  No criminal history.  Good physical shape.
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Ask you local police department.
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It depends on the exact place of employment but a merit increase is an a increase you get when you have made a direct contribution to your company in some way. Such as an idea for the company to make more money, get better orgainized, a way to save company money, come up with an idea that can be used in some way. That sort of thing is considered merit. Now when you do something of this sort you be sure to bring this up in your evaluation. Your employer should but if they do not you do and do not be shy about it either. You deserve to be paid for what you know!!
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Use of force must contain 2 elements.  Reasonable and Necessary.  Reasonable meaning would a reasonable officer do the same thing in a similar situation, and Necessary meaning was the level of force i.e. come along holds, oc spray necessary to put an end to the situation.
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IPTF  \n\nUnited Nations International police Task Force\n\nOverall Goal: The International Police Task Force monitors and advises local police with the objective of changing the primary focus of the police from the security of the state to that of the individual. In so doing, IPTF is helping to restructure and reform the local police to create democratic and professional police forces which are multi-ethnic, effective, transparent, impartial, accountable, representative of the society they serve, and which will facilitate the return of refugees and displaced persons.\n\nHomepage: http://www.unmibh.org/unmibh/iptf/
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People who don't fit the traditional "police" physical mold would probably be great as an under cover officer.  Since most people have an image in their minds of what a police officer looks like, no one would suspect you.\n\nThere are long lists of people in this world who persevered even though people said they shouldn't.  Michael Jordan was NOT chosen for his basketball team in high school the first time he tried out.  Just think what his life and the world of basketball would be like today if he hadn't tried out again.   A famous hockey player Wayne Gretsky once said, "You miss 100% of the shots you never take."\n\nDon't let what other people say make you lose your dream.  If you dream is being a police officer, then do it!!  If you don't make it the first time, try again.  Think of Michael Jordan.  Try again.\n\nThat's what makes America great.......if you have a dream, any dream, and you are willing to work hard enough towards your dream, it really can come true.\n\nGood luck to you!  Sounds like you have a good heart and any police force would be lucky to have you.\n\nRobin
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I'm assuming you are refering to shift officers.  Which by I'm assuming you mean patrol.  If not, then disregard the rest of this.  Some officers do more than others.  It would depend on the hiring requirements of the agency.   Mine requires a bachelor degree, or years of experience can substitute.  I, personally, have a bachelors degree and am nearly finished with a masters degree.  So, yes I understand it.  Probably not fully, because who can understand anything "fully"??  With that said, there are also training in most academys on this line, but not as indepth as college.  We all know the basics, people are not all good, people are not all bad.  \nAnother thing I'd like to add is working as a police officer is the best way to learn to understand the behaviors of people.  That is what we do.
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You just can't join any local police force and expect to be a member of a SWAT team or a SPECIAL OPS team. You'll have to start out like every other law enforcement person at the bottom of the pecking order, prove your worth on patrol then wait for an opening. When an opening comes you'll be competing with many others for the coveted slot. The same applies to police detective, etc.\n\nWith the Secret Service or the FBI you can go in heads first and be put out in the field almost right away. The trick here is that is is a hell of a lot harder to make it through their training program.\n\nI was Army CID, then a Federal Air Marshall, then a private eye so I have a fairly good idea of the process.\n\nThere are a few exceptions, of course. A degree in one of the criminal sciences will certainly open the door for you in specialized slot openings. If you don't have that degree you can forget about the FBI, the DEA or the Secret Service.