New Jersey State Police Firemen, policemen, doctors, lawyers, and nurses, when we were children these job titles were primarily the first on our list. When I was growing up I happened to be in a family of police officers that included my dad and a great deal of uncles and cousins. It was like a torch that has been passed down because through the three generations that I know, the candle has been passed to serve as a cop for the community. My father and a couple of my uncles served as local cops in our area. When I was young I didn't know why my family seemed to be so well known and it was because my dad was a cop. As time progressed I could see the livelihood in the community digress. Since time had passed …show more content…
In society the youth is the future and my goal is to find away to help them understand that there is more to life than the streets. In my neighborhood the youth look at cops as an enemy or a prejudice force that is out to get them but, in actuality the police are just doing their job. Becoming a state cop and trying to bring civility back to the neighborhood because I was once a product of their same environment. If the community could be built back up it would have to start with the youth. My true definition of a police officer is someone is protects, serves, and gives onto his or her …show more content…
Colonel Fuentes is the Superintendent and he has twenty-four people under him. So everyone else probably has about the same number or doubles that. The requirements for entry are you have to be between 21 and 35 years old, a US citizen, and must have a current driver's license. Applicants must possess a college degree or sixty college credits with two years of satisfactory employment or military experience. On the NJSP website it didn't clarify the salary but, it did say they start of with a great salary, benefits, and continuous training for other job opportunities in the law enforcement. To get a Job with the NJSP applications are supplied online but it is almost like any other job except for the extensive background check and the physical qualification tests consisting of push ups, sit ups, 1.5 mile run, arm endurance test, leg endurance test, 75 yard pursuit run and the side step test (NJSP.org). When it comes to the physical aspect of the training I don't think that is going to hold me back I am already training vigorously. The cardio may be a problem but I have another year before I actually start worrying about that. To become a cop is fulfilling a childhood dream as well as falling into