2. By Chance Slate

3. HOW to become a police officer.  First you have to have an education and you have to be 21 years old then you go through training and you must be a U.S. citizen or a citizen of the state you live in.

4. Police environment.  Police and detective work can be physically demanding, stressful, and dangerous. Police officers have one of the highest rates of on-the-job injuries and fatalities, or deaths.

5. What they do.  Enforce laws.  Respond to calls for service.  Patrol assigned areas.  Conduct traffic stops and issue citations, or tickets.  Arrest some suspects.  Write detailed reports and fill out forms.  Prepare cases and testify in court. Click here.!!

6. How police officers use math.  They estimate the speed of cars and they have to estimate the age and height of the suspect.

7. Any questions?

8. About the author. My name is Chance I am 10 years old and I want to be a police officer because I want to help my state and help all of the other citizens so they will not get hurt or harmed.

9. References. www.myplan.com http://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective- service/police-and-detectives.htm