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K9 Law Enforcement Training Dogs and city police officers alike receive K9 training in the detection of narcotics, explosives, electronic devices, and cadavers. You'll learn patrol protocol, including how to track suspects, release the dog, call for backup, exchange your leash for a weapon, and bring the dog to heel after apprehension. K9 law enforcement training exercises often take time, allowing the cop and canine to build trust and confidence. Once on the job, you may face more mundane duties, too, like cleaning out the kennel or performing routine searches of jails, prisons, public facilities (schools and recreation areas), and vehicles. You may have to be available 24 hours a day, and be able to travel on short notice.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES There are 16 steps you need to know before you become a k-9 officer. 1. Serve as a representative of the City of Mesquite, demonstrating a positive attitude and progressive actions through the display of professionalism, courtesy, and appropriate tact and discretion in all interactions with other employees and with the public. 2. Patrol the community to aid in preventing crime and to enforce Federal, State, and City laws and regulations. 3. Monitor traffic and maintains traffic safety. 4. Detect and deter possible criminal activities. 5. Conduct criminal investigations. 6. Identify and arrests criminals. 7. Respond to emergency calls; determine the nature of a call, investigate the circumstances, and take any necessary and prudent action. May call for assistance or superior officers if necessary. 8. Take command at scene of crime or accident; administer first aid and request medical service as necessary; take statements and interview victims and witnesses; examines situation; records vital information regarding causes and circumstances. 9. Guard and supervise prisoners. 10. Submit budge requests, monitor expenditures. 11. Ensure that patrol activities are conducted in conformance with departmental rules and regulations. 12. Conduct investigation assignments of suspected illegal activity or follow-up investigations of criminal cases and in the collection and preservation of evidence at the crime scene. 13. Assist administration in any assignments. 14. Maintain, houses, feeds, and cares for canine assigned. 15. Be dependable and meet acceptable attendance requirements at all times 16. Follow all applicable safety rules and regulations.
Experience, Education and Training Education: High School diploma or GED. Associates degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in police science, public administration or a related field preferred Experience: Two years of increasingly responsible law enforcement experience Training: Speak and write Spanish fluently preferred License or Certificate: Must possess, at the time of employment and continuously throughout employment a valid driver’s license. Nevada P.O.S.T. Category I Certification or ability to obtain within 6 months of employment. Maintain current level of training to handle canine. Current on all department training.
Average K9 Officer Salaries The average salary for k9 officer jobs is $58,000. Average k9 officer salaries can vary greatly due to company, location, industry, experience and benefits.
Doggedly Patrolling the Streets: A Day in the Life of a K9 Cop K9 cops belong to an exclusive club of law enforcement professionals. They work for city police, county sheriffs, state police, and with federal law enforcement agencies patrolling airports, seaports, and our borders with Mexico and Canada. Officers and dogs alike receive specialized law enforcement training. A key, common requirement for applying for canine duty is the satisfactory completion of a criminal justice degree and several years of experience in any number of recognized police jobs.
Police Jobs with a Bite Following successful completion of your law enforcement training, you should examine the application requirements for city, state, or federal police jobs--all vary by agency. Typically, new officers are shipped off to the police academy or for advanced law enforcement training by the hiring agency. Upon completion, you'll typically be assigned to a post as a uniformed officer. After two to four years of patrol experience you can apply for K9 cop openings within your agency. At that time, both you and your four-legged partner enter an intensive training program. Working K9 officers recommend that you inform your department of your interest long before your application date to put yourself on their radar. There are relatively few applicants for an extremely limited number of openings for this police job. Ask K9 law enforcement officers if you can ride along on their shifts. And be willing to accept a role as a "criminal decoy" during K9 training sessions. Basically, you have to know how to be an effective cop before training to become a K9 officer.
The K9 Police Job and Its Rewards Most K9 cops take personal satisfaction in knowing that they work for an elite corps of officers--all of whom have on-the-street experience and have passed their probationary assignments. Wages vary by city, state, and federal agency. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, police officers earned a median annual wage of $51,410 in 2008, with the top ten percent making $79,680
You have to apply for the position. Each department has its own rules and regulations. Most departments that can afford K-9 have slots. An officer has to generally wait 1-2 years of Law Enforcement Experience and can then apply when a slot is available. Once the officer gets selected they attend K-9 training with a dog or the dog they are handling. Some departments like to have dogs that can be shared between handlers and some departments have dogs that can only be handled by that officer. The dog starts training at a young age. Some small departments will allow you to fund the dog to go through the academy, but it is legal liability issue. Most large departments purchase dogs through accredited dog trainers.
In order to become a k-9 officer,you must first be a regular patrol officer for a few years so that you have the experience.Once you are eligible to become a k-9 officer,which is considered a "special position",you can apply for it.If the higher ranking officers think that you are qualified for this position and feel that you would do a good job working with your k-9 partner,you will be notified,and will go from there. Police departments usually recieive the dogs at a relatively young age.You don't want an older dog that is not as agile and physically ready to chase down a suspect,you want a younger dog that is stronger.I don't know of any departments that let you bring in your own dog to do police work.
How do you become k9 police officer? You start out by becoming a police officer. Most police departments choose k9 officers from within their department. Usually an officer with seniority is given preference. The officer is then sent to school to learn how to use and care for a k9.
This career is in the Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security career cluster
K9 cops advance to their careers following experience on the police force. Get qualified through online criminal justice degree programs, and become a member of this elite law enforcement team.
A k-9 officer gathers facts and collects edvience for use in crimmal cases. The facts and edvince are use together to prove a suspect guilt in court.
