NO YOU DO NOT!!!!!!! Crime Scene Investigators are usually civilian employees, and are not sworn. Crime Scene Investigators only collect physical evidence, package it and then submit it for storage. Crime Scene Investigators do not pursue the bad guy, do not interview people and don't carry weapons. Detectives handle catching the bad guy.
No.
What tools or materials do you need to have when you are a police detective, when you are on the job?
After receiving your degree, it is necessary to obtain employment experience and on the job training before you can rise to the level of detective. This means getting a job at a police department, completing the police academy, and working for a number of years in other positions until you are promoted to detective.
To become a detective, you typically need to have experience as a police officer first. While a college education can be helpful for this career path, it is not a mandatory requirement. Instead, candidates often attend police academy training and gain experience in law enforcement before moving into detective roles.
I dont know about other states, but in Illinois you have to be a police officer for 2 years before you can become a crime scene investigator. I don't know about other states, but in Illinois you have to be a police officer for 2 years before becoming a crime scene investigator.
No.
You must serve as a police officer for up to 5 years in order to qualify to become a detective of any kind.
To become a police detective one must first be 21, have a valid drivers license, and be a legal resident of the US. You must become a police patrol officer and pay your dues. Usually within 2-3 years you can test up as positions open.
no
In California, 1 academy. Unless you complete a modular academy in which case is 3. The majority of people take it all at once.
No, you dont have to be dead.
becoming a detective isn't an easy thing it requires a lot of hard work, you must be physically fit and mentally gifted. you may need a degree in criminal justice and work as a patrol officer for about three years but if you make a major arrest it can fast track your career. Im only 13 years old but I'm thinking about becoming a detective like my father who works for the special victims division.One key thing is don't become a detective because of the shows like ncis or law and order as they are good TV shows but not realistic.This depends on whether you want to be a private detective or a police detective. Private detectives include insurance investigators, store investigators, or private investigator. Private investigators are licensed by the state, normally by the state police department that also is repository of criminal records. Insurance investigators, legal investigators, and store investigators are hired by their respective employers, who would have their own rules by which they hire those types of investigators. Then there is a police detective, which is a position that is promoted to within the Police Department. All police detectives begin as police officers. The police department will have its own rules by which it would promote them to detectives.