Thoroughly discuss potential career paths in American law enforcement. The purpose of this one-page career paths paper is to strategically incorporate your original thoughts, interpretation, and understanding of the course material to think about a potential career in this field whether is it is with a municipal agency, state agency, federal agency, or specialized agency. "According to ONET Online (American Job Center network partner), the outlook for law enforcement careers is bright, meaning occupations are expected to have a large number of job openings over the next several years (243,900 new job openings projected for 2012-2022). There are many types of law enforcement careers an individual may pursue. The three basic types of jobs in law enforcement are investigators, uniformed officers, and support positions. These jobs are available at the local, state, and federal levels."

This open-ended assignment intentionally tasks you with critical thinking towards applying the learning material to potential career paths. Treat this assignment as a "teach-back". That is, the motivation behind this assignment is to essentially teach the instructor (your audience) from your perspective while referencing appropriate course content from internal and external peer-reviewed sources in addition to theHiring for the 21st Century Law Enforcement Officer: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies for Success by the DOJ (2017).