Criminal Justice Paper
Criminal Justice Research Paper
Tom Dyson
Delaware Technical & Community College
Abstract
In order to be a police officer you must not just fill out an application, go through the academy, and start issuing tickets. In order to become a police officer you must feel it deep down in your soul and DNA. You must want to be a part of something bigger than yourself. Being a police officer is not just a career it’s a calling. I have heard this calling and I am pursuing the route to answering it. I have started my college courses in the first of 3 steps to obtaining a career with the Delaware State Police and I am confident I will succeed. In order to succeed at something so selective and challenging you must understand the cause and truly feel the duty it brings to you. Those that possess the characteristics for becoming a police officer could not do anything but be a police officer, it’s something you’re born with and that you feel. It chooses you, you do not choose it.
For many in this world the thought of crime scares them. It brings out the fear of violence, drugs, and the images of some of the worst places or scariest people this world has to offer. It gives officers of law enforcement it gives the thoughts of opportunity to make a difference. The times in which most run away, officers of law enforcement run towards. To be a police officer it is not about the paycheck, it is not about the power it gives to you over another citizen. Its the ability to make a difference and impact society, the ability to be a part of something bigger than yourself. Being a police officer is not something you chose to do; it is something that chooses you. It’s not just a job, it’s a lifestyle, it’s not just a paycheck but a way of life, those that are destined to become police officers don’t “turn it off” after their shift is over, they don’t call out sick, and they don’t work regular hours. Police officers sacrifice; they sacrifice their time off, time
Tom Dyson
Delaware Technical & Community College
Abstract
In order to be a police officer you must not just fill out an application, go through the academy, and start issuing tickets. In order to become a police officer you must feel it deep down in your soul and DNA. You must want to be a part of something bigger than yourself. Being a police officer is not just a career it’s a calling. I have heard this calling and I am pursuing the route to answering it. I have started my college courses in the first of 3 steps to obtaining a career with the Delaware State Police and I am confident I will succeed. In order to succeed at something so selective and challenging you must understand the cause and truly feel the duty it brings to you. Those that possess the characteristics for becoming a police officer could not do anything but be a police officer, it’s something you’re born with and that you feel. It chooses you, you do not choose it.
For many in this world the thought of crime scares them. It brings out the fear of violence, drugs, and the images of some of the worst places or scariest people this world has to offer. It gives officers of law enforcement it gives the thoughts of opportunity to make a difference. The times in which most run away, officers of law enforcement run towards. To be a police officer it is not about the paycheck, it is not about the power it gives to you over another citizen. Its the ability to make a difference and impact society, the ability to be a part of something bigger than yourself. Being a police officer is not something you chose to do; it is something that chooses you. It’s not just a job, it’s a lifestyle, it’s not just a paycheck but a way of life, those that are destined to become police officers don’t “turn it off” after their shift is over, they don’t call out sick, and they don’t work regular hours. Police officers sacrifice; they sacrifice their time off, time
References: Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2012). Federal Bureau of Investigation. Retrieved from https://www.fbijobs.gov/index.asp Trooper 1st Class Adam Jewelle, Delaware State Police, personal interview held on 9-20-2012. Official Website of the Delaware State Police. (2012). Official Website of the Delaware State Police. Retrieved from http://dsp.delaware.gov/