1. By Bradley Block

2.  You can interview witnesses  You can interact with members of the community  You can deal panicked victims of a crime

3.  You can get to order people  You could use a beating stick  You could use a teaser  You would likely carry a gun

4.  Pass a physical exam, background check  Complete police academy training  Have experience as a police officer  Pass a written exam.

5. Employment Outlook for Detectives and Criminal Investigators EmploymentEmployment Change 20092019NumberPercent U S112,230130,89018,66016.6% Minnesota1,2561,38312710.1% 20062016NumberPercent Central Minnesota 901071718.9% Northeast Minnesota 154167138.4% Northwest Minnesota 941041010.6% Southeast Minnesota 687468.8% Southwest Minnesota 54 00% Seven County, Paul, MN 9049949010%

6.  Class hours- 21 week course  Training hours-40 hours per week  Peace officer hours-24 hours  Work hours-forty-hour week

7.  Self-defense  Arrest techniques  Use of force

8.  Chiefs of Police  Internal Revenues Service Agents  F.B.I Special Agents  F.B.I Agent  F.B.I Cadet

9.  Accounting/Finance Experience  Technology Specialties  Engineering Experience  Associate Degree  High School Diploma or GED  Bachelor's Degree from an approved school

10.  Serve your country  Have fun doing the job  Carry out sensitive national security investigation

11.  Might get injured  Might get killed  Might lose a team member  Might lose a family member

12.  Know  Bust a lot of crimes  Look for crimes  Learned  A lot of hours  Might lose a team member

13.  You get to bust people  You need a technical degree  Get to meet new team members  Solve crimes  Get cool and new weapons  Find a lot of new crimes

14. Brezina, Corona. Careers in law enforcement. New York: the Rosen Publishing Group, 2010. Print.