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Originally Posted by rubecube
I don't mean to be a dick, but that's not entirely true. I know a number of people who got into either the military or police force due to the fact that a lot of other opportunities were closed off to them. I would also hazard a guess that this is even more true in the U.S., where some of the standards for recruitment aren't nearly as high. This is why you'll often see a high number of recruitment/enlistment in the poorer areas of the country.
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I would disagree with this statement as far as Canadian Police is concerned. In many cases you need a degree or equivalent experience to join most of the major police agencies in Canada.
However, like you said, the US is much different and many of the smaller police services pay very little and require very little schooling and entry requirements.