I actually have three parts to this question. The first part is, I am 19 years old and have a minor drinking offense tagging along with me. How will this affect my future in looking for a career as an officer?
The second part is where do I start? I am currently attending school to get a bachelors in criminal justice. I am still far from my goal as I seem to take the fewest allowed classes necessary though. he he. I am not really sure if I should be finishing here or applying to the places I am looking to work for. I heard that some departments will do the college reimbursement thing so should I apply when I have the lowest amount of credits necessary and try to get in right away somewhere, or just finish here at my community college? Do I need all the required classes in order to start, I guess is what I'm getting at. How and when does the police academy come into play with all this too??! Im so confused and dont really know what direction to go. Oh, and by the way I am with a significant other who might be sticking around for a while if you know what I mean so I cant just pack up and go because we have priorities together.
The last part is this: I would love to become an officer someday soon but do not know where the opportunity is greatest for me. What, or where rather, would be a good place to look for a "well" paying career in this field? We are thinking about Tulsa, OK, so is there anywhere near there where the pay is going to be better than most places? This is just a general question, I will post it somewhere else where I can get a variety of answers also.
I really appreciate your help as I am "stuck" and do not really know which direction to turn so anything is good. thanks again!! Carmella
The second part is where do I start? I am currently attending school to get a bachelors in criminal justice. I am still far from my goal as I seem to take the fewest allowed classes necessary though. he he. I am not really sure if I should be finishing here or applying to the places I am looking to work for. I heard that some departments will do the college reimbursement thing so should I apply when I have the lowest amount of credits necessary and try to get in right away somewhere, or just finish here at my community college? Do I need all the required classes in order to start, I guess is what I'm getting at. How and when does the police academy come into play with all this too??! Im so confused and dont really know what direction to go. Oh, and by the way I am with a significant other who might be sticking around for a while if you know what I mean so I cant just pack up and go because we have priorities together.

The last part is this: I would love to become an officer someday soon but do not know where the opportunity is greatest for me. What, or where rather, would be a good place to look for a "well" paying career in this field? We are thinking about Tulsa, OK, so is there anywhere near there where the pay is going to be better than most places? This is just a general question, I will post it somewhere else where I can get a variety of answers also.
I really appreciate your help as I am "stuck" and do not really know which direction to turn so anything is good. thanks again!! Carmella

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