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So, you want to be a..... Detective?

A detective's job is primarily to uncover or discover something unkown. Being a detective can be very exciting,
challenging work, especially for people who like to problem solve. Although this job can be very exciting
it can also be boring and even dangerous at times.
Do you think you have what it takes to be a detective?
A Detective is someone
whose job is to detect
something unknown. They
investigate crimes and obtain
evidence or information.
There are  many different types of
detective jobs. The amount of
college or special training varies
from 2-6 years.
See if you have what it takes to be a detective.
Take this brief quiz and check your score at the bottom.
Some Fun things about being a detective:
Some not-so-fun things about being a detective:
There are many types of
detectives:

Police Detective: works for the
local police department to help solve
crimes.

Private "I" (Investigator): is hired
by private citizens to find out
information, solve a mystery, etc.

F.B.I. Agent: many of these agents
are detectives that work for the
federal goverment. They help solve
crimes or find out information that
will help our country.

C.I.A. Agent: many of these  agents
are detectives that work for the
federal goverment. Their job is
worldwide and many times involves
working in other countries to help
keep our country safe.
Did you know that a good detective can go into a room and know what people did in it hours
before?

One of the skills of a good detective is noticing details that most of us overlook. Objects in the room give clues as to what
people did in there. Do you think you have what it takes to uncover the events that occurred in your house hours before, just
by evaluating the clues?
Keep in mind that this excercise will only work before the house has been cleaned and things put away. You will
need a small notebook to write down clues. Go through each room in the house and try to figure out who was previously in it
and what they did. For example: You go into the dining room and 2 chairs are not pushed in. You look carefully at the table
and notice a small piece of crunchy wheat looking crumb. The carpet under the table has some dried mud on it. After
evaluating these clues, this is a conclusion that you may come up with. The chairs are the ones that your 2 brothers usually sit
in. The crunchy looking wheat looks like cereal your mom has in the pantry. You take out a piece of cereal and discover it is
the same as in the pantry. The only one in the family that usually has mud on his shoes is your older brother who is most often
with your other brother. It must have been them eating their cereal for breakfast.. Voila, you have made a discovery about
who was in the room, and what they did, just from evaluating the clues!
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wears a uniform but a police
detective wears plain clothes.
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