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Should I join the California highway patrol or the Los Angeles county sheriff's department, what do you guys t?
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- Paul SLv 69 years agoFavorite Answer
I recommend the LA County Sheriff's Department.
Reason: Highway Patrol work alone. If they get into trouble they are pretty much on their own. The nearest backup might be seventy miles away. The sheriff's guys will have backup close by when the
s--t hits the fan.
I wish you well.
- heikaLv 69 years ago
Los Angeles County is a huge county and the state is even larger. Each department has the right to assign you to any location in their respective areas of responsibility. If you are young and single this may not concern you. On the other hand if you have an established family, you may want to give it some thought. While both CHP and the LA deputies have full powers as police officers, CHP works primarily in the traffic control area. The sheriff, however has primary responsibility for all criminal activity as well as traffic in the unincorporated areas of the county. (Sheriffs and their deputies have full authority in cities located in their county, but concentrate their efforts in the unincorporated areas.) If you can, talk to officers in each department and get a feel for what current policies are and how happy where they are.
Source(s): Lifes experiences - ?Lv 45 years ago
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- travelmasterLv 79 years ago
i would suggest the chp
they have larger jurisdiction [the entire state of califiornia
plus they also are the state police
so they police state owned building plus protect the governor
- 9 years ago
Not sure about either one, but you can visit my website it may help.
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