Careers: Police/Police Trainer

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Expert: - 12/6/2009


Question
Hello! My boyfriend has a lot of experience in martial arts and almost has his black belt. He likes teaching people and he wants to be a police trainer. Neither of us can really find a lot of information on that job, is there anything you could tell me about it? Like, does he have to be an officer first, or what kind of college, or the wages, anything, really? Thank you.

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Jenn,


Thanks for the question.

Generally speaking, most police training is conducted by people that are all ready within the law enforcement field. However, there are individuals out there that have certain talents and abilities that law enforcement can use and learn from.

Your boyfriend, as a martial artists, can develop arrest techniques or tactics for police to use for self-defense or the defense of others. He might also offer law enforcement agencies this training. This could be a foot in the door for law enforcement employment.

I have not heard of anyone coming straight into law enforcement as a trainer without having first worked for several years as a patrolman or in some other capacity.


Good luck and best wishes!

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South Carolina general law enforcement career information. South Carolina Criminal & Traffic Laws. Field Training Manager, Court Systems, Police Recruiting & Hiring, Personnel/Employee Evaluations, Non-Lethal Weapons & Use of Force.

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Retired after 24-1/2 years experience as a Municipal Police Officer. 19 years as a Sergeant. I guest instructed at the State of South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. I am a Community Policing Instructor, Field Training Officer, Instructor-Trainer in the Monadnock Expandable/PR-24 Batons, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Law Enforcement Driving Instructor, O.C. Spray Instructor, Taser Instructor, and liaison for State Accreditation Standards. I also serve as an Adjunct Instructor for Park University, where I teach in the Criminal Justice Administration Degree Program.I am currently Director of Security for a major hospital system in South Carolina.

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South Carolina Law Enforcement Officer's Association.

Education/Credentials
South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy
Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration, Park University.
Master of Arts Degree in Management, Webster University.
Master of Arts Degree in Human Resources Development, Webster University.

Datamaster Operator, Monadnock PR-24/M.E.B. Instructor-Trainer, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Field Training Manager, Certified Basic Investigator, Certified in Homicide Investigations.


Awards and Honors
Beaufort County, South Carolina, Police Officer of the Year, 1990.

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