Police officers are tasked with   37    order and keeping their communities safe. In TVs and in movies, thatusually involves chasing down the bad guys or busting a crime ring. In reality, the term police officer covers a widevariety of roles, including behind the scenes work like handwriting analysis and officer training. Attending a recruitmentevent in your local area can   38   more about all the potential paths. 

     Police officers can work for the city, county, state, or federal government. Their jurisdiction and the size of thepolice department   39   play a major role in shaping their day to day duties. A police officer in a large urban centerlike New York or Los Angeles will usually have a very   40   , such as narcotics, media relations, the K-9 unit (ahomophone upon the word canine, police dog), or SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) team. In contrast, in smallerdepartments, particularly in rural areas, police officers will be expected to cover a wider variety of roles. 

     Most officers start off as patrol officers. Typical day to day duties include assisting in emergency scenes,responding to burglaries, and monitoring the roadways and stopping cars that are driving erratically or speeding. For every incident   41   , a police officer is required to file a report. Doing paperwork is certainly not a glamorous part of the job, but it’s a necessary and frequent task.

       Ponzi and pyramid schemes are both investment frauds. They both involve deceiving others by promising substantialincome or returns on an investor’s initial investment. Unlike a regular investment, these schemes can offer consistentprofits only as long as the number of investors continues to increase. Once the number tapers off, so does the money. Butthere are inherent differences between the two.

      The investment manager of a Ponzi scheme will promise you substantially higher returns than any traditionalinvestment with little to no risk. Investment strategies are often too complicated to understand and you may not receiveany financial documents. The “returns” actually come from the incoming funds contributed by later investors. Pyramid schemes similarly offer big returns for little investment capital. However, they require individuals to payan entrance fee and/or purchase products/services in order to participate. These people are then required to bring in morepeople to the scheme.

     People at the top are paid the most, receiving a portion of the money that the new recruits contribute.Those at the bottom of the pyramid make little to nothing, especially when no new individuals are recruited.