Hunter Secor - JUS 101 - R. Rojas - Police, Legal Process, and Criminology Careers

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A student report outlines several career paths within policing and the justice system, focusing on state police roles, responsibilities, and hiring requirements, including work schedules and typical duties such as patrol, investigations, traffic enforcement, and responding to service calls. It also summarizes the work of defense attorneys, describing key case-stage procedures and common career progression along with general education and salary ranges. Finally, it introduces ballistics analysis as a firearms examiner role, explaining evidence collection and testing workflows to link weapons to crimes.

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JUS 101 - Policing and Law Enforcement

State police duties and pay

State trooper requirements

JUS 101 - Legal Process

Defense attorney roles and procedures

Education paths and career progression

JUS 101 - Criminology and Law

Ballistics analysis workflow

Hunter Secor 10/01/2015 JUS 101 R. Rojas Policing and Law Enforcement State Police There are many different factions of policing. Such as, state police, town police, Military police, and other jobs that fall under that, where you can be a detective. What job will be focused on here is state police. Covering what they do to what they get paid and if it's a worthwhile career. Now state police do many different jobs the first and foremost is what everyone knows, they work for the state are trained more than a town officer and they patrol state roads and highways. But there are plenty of other duties of the job people don't know about. Most people think state police only take care of the highways but in most areas in some towns only have a 5 a. m. to 9 p. m. police station and this means the state police take over for the night shifts. so they will patrol the town street and be responding certain crimes such as domestic disputes, issue speeding tickets, burglaries. They also take have responsibilities of investigating felonies, directing traffic and issuing traffic citations, administering medical aid and respond to other calls of service. Some of the requirements to be a state trooper are as follows. Must be 21 years of age or under 36 , must not smoke tobacco products, pass a fitness, physical and mental test. Must not be convicted of any crimes or have en felonies on your record. Must be a U.S. citizen and resident of the state. Before joining the academy you have to have a driver's license and a gun permit. You must also have at the least a High School Diploma. Those are just the few requirements you need to have before joining the State Police. Now the salaries can vary alot depending on how long you're with the department and what your doing. If you're a recruit in the State Police you make $840 by weekly. Once you have completed the academy you can earn anywhere from $100K a year to $200K a year. This is a career I would want to pursue, after I graduate from SNHU I plan on joining the NH state Police. Why I feel this career would suit me is i'm always willing to help people, I also like getting involved in community relations. There's also a huge range of job opportunities inside the state police compared to a town police department. References Massachusetts State Police Recruitment Information. (n.d. ) . Retrieved from [http://www.mass.gov/eopss/law enforce](http://www.mass.gov/eopss/law enforce) and cj/law enforce/msp recruit prog/recruitment information. html Travis, L. F. , & Edwards, B. D. (2015) . Introduction to criminaljustice. Hunter Secor 10/01/2015 JUS 101 R. Rojas Legal Process Attorney ( Defense) A defense attorney is someone who represents an accused criminal and can be hired or appointed by the state. They are hired and implemented in federal, state and local level. There's one job you do as a defense attorney but inside that job there many processes you must go through to get your result. Now the description of what you do in this job once you've been hired/assigned a case is as follows, arraignments, pretrial hearings, settlement conferences, trials and sentence hearings. When you're a defense attorney you will represent many people ranging from adults and juveniles, on every level. As i found in my research The job is close to a police officers in the background. Where they must gather and find evidence. But they must use this to find a way to show their clients innoscents. To pursue this career you must have at least 7 years of education. 4 years as an undergraduate and 3 after that at a justice school and get your J. D. (Justice Doctorate) . You must also have an active knowledge of what is going on in the courts and had some experience, such as a internship or co op. As a crime lawyer there are many different option in this we focused on Defense attorney. When you start out you are a junior associate at a law firm, a public defender or a prosecutor. You can go up

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What are the main duties of state police mentioned in the report?

State police work for the state, patrol state roads and highways, and cover other assignments such as investigating felonies, directing traffic, issuing citations, and responding to service calls including domestic disputes and burglaries.

What requirements does the report list for becoming a state trooper?

The report lists age limits (21+ and under 36), fitness and physical/mental testing, no felony convictions, U.S. citizenship and residency in the state, a driver’s license and gun permit before joining, a high school diploma, and a non-smoking requirement.

How does ballistics analysis work according to the report?

The process begins at the crime scene to collect evidence such as shells, bullets, firearms, and other items, then involves testing the weapon and running comparisons with an identical gun to confirm caliber and whether the weapon matches the crime weapon.

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