Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Managing and conducting military criminal and fraud investigations directly overlaps with civilian criminal-investigation work.
How to prepare: Compare a receiving agency's investigator entry route with your education and experience, including its physical and personal qualifications and selection screening. Detectives typically begin as police officers, federal agencies may require a bachelor's degree, and most police and detectives must complete their agency's academy and on-the-job training.
What the civilian work involves
- Obtain facts or statements from complainants, witnesses, and accused persons and record interviews, using recording device.
- Record progress of investigation, maintain informational files on suspects, and submit reports to commanding officer or magistrate to authorize warrants.
- Prepare charges or responses to charges, or information for court cases, according to formalized procedures.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Access