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To become a detective how long do you have to go to college for. Also what kind of work would you be doing?

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You will most likely need a bachelor's degree in criminal justice or in a field related to criminal justice and you will be working to solve cases depedenting what you specalize in. For Example there are... Homicide detectives, Cybercrime detectives, Narcotics detectives, Fraud detectives, Robbery detectives, Gang detectives, Commercial crimes detectives and many more depending on your state and county/city

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Detectives and criminal investigators are uniformed or plainclothes officers who gather facts and collect evidence related to criminal cases. They conduct interviews, examine records, monitor suspects, and participate in raids and arrests

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