Careers: Police/Marine Police

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Expert: Eric Potts - 6/13/2008


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My 19 year old son is thinking about a career in Marine Police.  We currently live in Delaware - what kind of education does this field require?

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Hi Debby,

I'm assuming you are talking about the Police on Boats and not Marines as in the Military, at least I'm hoping that is right.

Your son would do well to take Criminal Justice in school and have a good knowledge of boats and boating, swimming, and anything related to the water.

My department does not have a Marine Police division, so I am not familiar with the requirements. Call the Delaware State Police and inquire from them what your son should study, they will best be able to steer you and your son in the right direction.

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Eric Potts

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I am a Veteran of The United States Army where I served as a Military Police Officer for 6 years and have been a Municipal Police Officer for 20 years. I am a certified Arson Investigator, as well as a certified Community Police Officer. I am a DARE teacher in the local schools. I am a Defensive Driving Instructor and worked for years as a Detective specializing in White Collar Crime. I'm qualified to answer general law enforcement questions, general procedure questions (all departments have different rules and regulations. I can answer questions about how to become a law enforcement officer, and questions that might help someone understand why an officer acted a certain way. I am also a Police Suicide Awareness trainer and a member of the NJ Critical Incident Response Team. PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO SWAT-I AM NOT QUALIFIED TO ANSWER THEM AND WILL REJECT THOSE QUESTIONS.

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I have 27 years total Law Enforcement experience in a wide range of areas. I have worked as a Detective and a Patrolman and have made well over 2,000 arrests in my career.

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Graduated from the United States Army Military Police School Basic Law Enforcement Training Arson Investigators School DARE Officer Training Interview and Interrogation School Police Suicide and Awareness Trainer

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