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Originally Posted by Skip
You are correct, wires1999 is wrong.
Within the Marine Patrol you have a mixture of part-time and full time certified officers, but all officers are certified through the New Hampshire Police Standards Training Council.
Part-time certified officers are limited to a maximum of 1300 hours of work annually. Full time officers obtain their certification by attending the full 12 week police academy at NHPSTC while part-time officers attend a 100 hour academy. The Marine Patrol, as do virtually every other law enforcement agency in the State, conduct additional in house mandatory training concentrating on specialties relevant to that particular agency.
As noted previously, the minimum age for a police officer in the State of New Hampshire is 18.
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Skip, actually I was incorrect with the term "certified". Most MP officers are considered "part time certified officers." There is a big difference with part time police officer education than there is for full time police education. I'm sure it depends on the dept. they are on or applying for, since the Police Academy, as I know it has no tuition. The tuition is usually paid for by the dept. they represent. MP trainees are certified but most are "part time" officers in the early stages of their careers. As I said in a post not yet posted, this was a terrific first job for an apprentice I had several yr's back. The website for new hampshire marine patrol clearly state the requirements and in fact is always looking for good help in the spring. It is a great way to start a career in criminal justice. If I was 30 yr's younger I'd love to start a career there. My helper actually got to take his MP boat home and I was always envyous that he got paid to spend the day on the water. He only worked in the summer though.