Friday offered a chance for future police officers to get a look at life within the Nassau County Police Department.

The first Nassau Law Enforcement Career Day was held at Hempstead High School.

Nassau Executive Bruce Blakeman joined Hempstead school officials and students for the day based around looking at jobs in law enforcement and county government.

Hempstead high School students got a close up look at Nassau County's police helicopter in action during the event.

"The aviation, I actually wanted to go into a career in aviation and then when I saw the helicopter, I was even more enthusiastic about going into that career," said senior Karen Collado.

"This is a job fair. This is a recruitment. We're looking for good people. We're looking for qualified people for good, high paying jobs with tremendous benefits," Blakeman said.

Several county agencies were on hand to promote the benefits of getting into law enforcement. The students showed a lot of interest.

"I learned that honestly. I didn't know cops could make six figures. That may be something really weird to learn but it was really nice to know, and then they get a pension after all of this," said senior Kalee Duarte.

Students got the chance to see live demonstrations done by the Nassau County Police Department's K-9 unit.

The county says one of the goals of the program is to bring more diversity to jobs in the county.

"It was actually inspiring. I really love the fact that everybody is here to actually help the youth and letting them know that there is people there for them," said senior Kesmy Joseph.

Nassau County and the Hempstead Schools Board of Education co-hosted the event.