1. Homicide Detective Colegio San Patricio Deborah Balboa Juárez Mrs.. Rossana González Computers class My future careers

2. Schooling requirements for most agencies, is High School Diploma, or GED. Many federal agencies require a four year college degree, and some local police require an AA, or 4 year degree Contact what ever agency you are interested in, and ask them what their entry level requirements are. Academic

3. University Many private detective schools teach students on the internet and/or through mail. This means there is no physical campus, but the school provides lesson plans, assignments, training, and feedback. Instructors interact virtually with the students, rather than in person. For instance, the instructor may grade papers by e-mail, conduct phone conferences, and run a message board on which a class can discuss their questions and receive guidance. Therefore, courses are structured but add a degree of flexibility to let the detective-in-training to continue their current employment.

4. You might inquire at the agency you are interested in, if they employ folks under 21 years of age, for non-police jobs. Things like: cadet, courier, maint., veh transport et al could be good for you while you are under age. You'll get into their "system", learn the agency organization, learn the internal dynamics of "whos-who", learn rules and regs etc. All this, and what ever else you do will make you a better candidate. It's all about the "KSA's" (knowledge-skill-ability) Study Field

5. Very rarely does a homicide detective work with the FBI since the FBI does not investigate murders except in very rare cases. It really does not matter what you study in college. What does matter is that you have good grades and attendance in high school, have a spotless criminal record, and if you do get tickets you better pray that they are not for serious offenses because all of that will be considered. Personal Characteristics

6. Advantages and Disadvantages Working homicide won't be your first investigative assignment. Patrol does preliminary investigations, and the Detectives do the follow-up. You'll probably start with an assignment in Larceny, or maybe Burglary. In any event, you'll most likely work "Property Crimes" prior to being considered for a spot in "Crimes against persons". You'd want to study the statutes that are germane to the area you are assigned. Plus, you'll need to be well versed in Rules of Evidence, Search warrants, Interview tech, case submittles, etc. You can botch a larceny case and it isn't the end of the world. But if you botch a murder case.....it is VERY bad, and will cause you and the dept. huge problems... on several levels. That is one reason you see hardly any non seasoned vets working homicide.