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Expert Profile: Eric Potts

Expertise: I am a Veteran of The United States Army where I served as a Military Police Officer for 6 years and have been a Municipal Police Officer for 20 years. I am a certified Arson Investigator, as well as a certified Community Police Officer. I am a DARE teacher in the local schools. I am a Defensive Driving Instructor and worked for years as a Detective specializing in White Collar Crime. I'm qualified to answer general law enforcement questions, general procedure questions (all departments have different rules and regulations. I can answer questions about how to become a law enforcement officer, career paths in Law Enforcement,and questions that might help someone understand why an officer acted a certain way. I am also a Police Suicide Awareness trainer and a member of the NJ Critical Incident Response Team

Experience in the area
I have 26 years total Law Enforcement experience in a wide range of areas. I have worked as a Detective and a Patrolman and have made well over 1,000 arrests in my career.

Education/Credentials
Graduated from the United States Army Military Police School Basic Law Enforcement Training Arson Investigators School DARE Officer Training Interview and Interogation School Police Suicide and Awareness Trainer

Awards and Honors

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 740
Knowledge	9.91 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.78 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.78 Best of the best
Politeness	9.96 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		101

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	09/26/08
10	10	9	10	09/26/08
10	10	10	10	09/18/08
8	7	6	9	09/18/08
10	10	10	10	09/15/08

User Comments

thanks
(Jeremy on 09/26/08)

This is to thank him here for his clear and knowledgable response.
(Demetrius on 09/18/08)

thank you.
(brian on 09/15/08)

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Recent Answers from Eric Potts

2008-09-28 Just wondering: Hi Jessica, I don't know about the State you live in, but here in NJ you can not become a Police Officer with a felony conviction. I imagine it is much the same in every State. Contact your local...

2008-09-17 Military Police: Sean, The choice is yours, either path is a good choice. Personally, I went into the Army, becamse an MP, got out and became a Police Officer, attending college afterward. Most Officers now attend...

2008-09-15 Supervising Officer: Demetrius, The ages would be mid 30's to 40's for supervisor and in the 20's for younger officers. When you ask what the supervisors duties would be, he would supervise them. That is an open ended...

2008-09-14 i want to become a detective: Hi Brian, Well first, stop smoking and start doing better in school. That is the very first thing you need to do. After that it is really up to you. Find a college with a good Criminal justice program...

2008-09-04 Careers in CJ: Hi Randi, You might consider working in a forensics lab. If you have the time and resources, look into a particular field of forensics and go to school for that. Beyond that you also might consider...