Below are Deputy Johnson’s answers:
The best time that I’ve ever had in law enforcement was teaching DARE for 14 years.
Dealing with hostile or angry people and trying to get them to calm down.
I went to Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington for criminal justice and sang and danced my way through college on a scholarship. It started with the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office in May 1989. I left for four years to Mountain Home Air Force Base and came back in 2006.
Probably the most unique thing about law enforcement that people don’t know about is the vast opportunities to do different roles in law enforcement. These include corrections, court security, training officer, civil process, supervisory roles, DARE, SRO, communications, animal control, hostage negotiator, bomb technician, and SWAT.
Although no degrees are required at the sheriff’s office, requirements can be specific to the agency you plan to work for. There is also no uniform age for someone to start a career in law enforcement. We have hired as young as 19, while the Wyoming Highway Patrol requires you to be 23. The question becomes what someone does between high school and those ages if that is the agency they want to work for. College or the military are generally the best options.
