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Posted by: dcorn18

I was wondering if anyone could give me some feedback on achieving a law enforcement career. I am currently attending college, and I am only 18 years old. Does anyone recommend any dispatching jobs, internships, or have any information to help me get experience in this field?

Posted by: Inspector

Here's advice I usually give to my students...(Among other things I teach CJ) If you're in a CJ program internships can be arranged through the college. Departments will not usually take someone cold without a school contact. Eighteen is a little young yet but in a year or so try applications at resorts for a part time police job (Hampton, York Cape Cod). This brings in summer pay, training and experience. Dispatch jobs will be given to younger candidates...provided they are mature etc. Resorts do hire for seasonal positions. In a year or so you may move up to summer patrol.Study, work out faithfully (many candidates fail agilities) and keep your record clean. Good luck

Posted by: dcorn18

hey thanks for the advice, I will def. keep my record clean and try to find a summer job, working as a summer police officer, I heard its a great experience

Posted by: NBC515

Join the National Guard (I am all for the Air Force as it provides the best quality of life). You can choose a job like Security Forces for law enforcement experience. Volunteer to deploy to Iraq to obtain your veterans preference. If you are 18 now you can be a veteran by the time you are 21 and able to take the civil service test. School is good (especially the Quinn Bill) but in my opinion the military is the best path for a LE job in Mass.

Posted by: dcorn18

well i heard that the coast guard has a program for students in college where you train over 2 summers, then after your training you have to serve one weekend a month, and two weeks a year. Do you think this would be good experience, and help me out in getting a career in a few years

Posted by: dcorn18

Does anyone recommend dispatching, I am 18 and want to get into the CJ field, will this get me experience. I am currently attending college, and I figured this might be helpful, to have on my resume when trying to persue a career. Does anyone know any police stations in the Franklin area, or Norfolk County area that are hiring dispatchers for part-time.

Posted by: Mongo

It won't hurt. There is always a demand for dispathchers just keep eyes and ears open.

Are you taking any criminal justice LE related courses.

Look in to internships.

Posted by: Curious EMT

Almost every dept needs more part timers

Posted by: HPD104

I became a dispatcher four years ago. While dispatching the dept. sponsered me in the reserve academy and i was able to land a job as a part time officer in a small town. I worked for this town for three years and was put on a full time waiver last year. while working on the waiver and awaiting the Full time academy, i rec'd a card from the department i used to dispatch for, They were hiring two, and i was fourth on the list. I ended up getting the job and the reasons they used was prior employment and police experience on the road, all of which would have never happened had i not started out dispatching. So i would absolutely reccomend dispatching, its a great start.

Posted by: Gil

I highly recommend it! I dispatched for five years prior to getting hired for patrol by the same department I dispatched for. You learn a lot in that time that will only help you when you are out on the road. The only problem I run into now is getting stuck on the desk when a dispatcher bangs off.

Posted by: usaf1199a

The whole key in Mass in veteran's preference and while joining the air guard is good advice it won't necesserilly give you veteran's prference. I would recommend going active duty for 4 years and then try to get on via civil service. I believe in mass you have to serve in the active duty military for a period of 90 days and there is no guarantee you will get called up as a guardsman - you likely would but you never know. I too did security forces in the active duty Air Force and I would recommend that career field and now I believe the military has 100% tuition coverage which is awesome and in mass we have the quinn bill so you would be totally set when you got out and you would still be young. Best of luck.

Posted by: shocker911

For summer jobs, the resort communities are a great way to gain experience. I worked for York , ME for a summer and got excellent training and experience. They have a great reserve officer program and usually hire in January and February. I also did na internship in a local community while in college and they even sponsored me through the reserve intermitent academy.

Posted by: dcorn18

hey thanks for the adice, hopefully ill get into one of the summer positions that I apply for

Posted by: dcorn18

Thanks, do you have any information or any advice on some local departments near the Franklin area that would likely be willing to hire for dispatching?

Posted by: mikeyd1313

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Originally Posted by dcorn18

Does anyone recommend any dispatching jobs

Posted by: ferus fidelitas

an honorable job and a chance to show, first hand, your good judgement to the hiring authorities..best of luck

Posted by: 4ransom

It can make or break whether you get a job. It could show people you have the right skills and personality for the job, or it could do just the opposite and show your negative qualities, ruining your chances at getting a job.

Posted by: j809

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Originally Posted by 4ransom

It can make or break whether you get a job. It could show people you have the right skills and personality for the job, or it could do just the opposite and show your negative qualities, ruining your chances at getting a job.

Agreed with 4Ransom, we had one kid, great dispatcher, just got hired in Northboro PD, and he very well deserved it. The only thing is that you have to help yourself too and go to school, try to get the academy and show why you should get the job. As far as civil service PDs, dispatching might not help you at all. Good luck.

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