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Federal Jobs in Law Enforcement

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I found most of the information in Smith's book to be outdated and no longer useful. A much better choice is "Guide to Careers in Federal Law Enforcement," by Thomas H. Ackerman, which is by far the best book ever written on the subject. Also, a good resource for background information is "Handbook of Federal Police and Investigative Agencies," by Donald A. Torres.

Unfortunately, there are no details about federal law enforcement agencies and careers in this book, such as the specific jobs that are filled, phone numbers, or web site addresses. Some material about filling out application forms is good, but most of the rest is invalid because so much has changed since this book was published in 1996. In fact, most of the details about the federal personnel system are no longer applicable today. Ideally, a how-to book on this subject should be written by someone with actual experience in federal law enforcement and current information.

Russ Smith has done an exceptional job informing readers of the hiring process of most federal law enforcement agencies. Resume, SF171, OF612, and KSA construction is detailed at length. Agency hiring trends, budget restraints, entry-level positions, and human resources approaches to interpreting applications are an added bonus to this reader friendly book. The author doesn't lead the reader to believe that there is a job waiting for them rather that if the proper course of action is followed and the application is well written there is career opportunity in this profession.

I bought this book recently to find out more info on law enforcment. Much of the info I already knew from my own research but other than that it has tons of useful tips to follow which I think can help anyone trying to get into the federal government.