suffering‚ and death is inherent to the profession of law enforcement officer. There are other sources of stress as well. Officers who deal with offenders on a daily basis may view some sentences as too lenient; they may perceive the public’s opinion of police performance to be unfavorable; they often are required to work mandatory‚ rotating shifts; and they may not have enough time to spend with their families. Police officers also face unusual‚ often highly disturbing‚ situations‚ such as dealing with
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Table 27 Police Officer as Sociologist # Title Role of Police Officer 1 Cultural translator Police officer attempts to lessen misperceptions between parties and to build trust between them. 2 Peace publicist Police officer attempts to redirect resources to improve social life in a more efficient manner. 3 Assessor of novel ideas Police officer points out the pleasures gained by misconduct so that a better understanding of why people engage in conflict may be realized. 4 Defender of the language Police
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Police Officers: Heroes of the 21st Century It is the bad things that the media highlights in the news when it comes to law enforcement and the bad things that people remember when it comes to police officers. The job of an officer changes daily and from one circumstance to another; they must use their best judgment to make the best decision in the most critical of times ensure the safety of everyone. With the advancement of technology and weapons of all sorts‚ law enforcement has come a long way
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Term Paper CRIM 129 CH1 Job Related Struggles of a Police Officer John MacDonald Professor Alex Peters November 19‚ 2013 The job of a police officer is much more demanding than what is commonly displayed DELETE on television. It is often PORTRAYED/DEPICTED as fighting crime‚ but in reality it is A MULTI-FACETED PROFESSION. As a police officer‚ the safety of the general public is a key responsibility. THEREFORE‚ POLICE face danger ON A DAILY BASIS‚ yet they must handle all situations
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Many straight male police officers are against anything feminine. Being a competent female officer challenges assumptions that policing is a masculine occupation suited only for masculine men‚ so too does being a competent gay male officer. Homophobic attitudes in society at large and within law enforcement in particular create many problems for the gay or lesbian officer. On the job and interoffice up brings conflict between officers. Therefore‚ the gay or lesbian officer who is being mistreated
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APatrick Downey Mr. Ausmus Coms 101 9 March 2009 Police Officer . Introduction b. Attention Getter i. To get you attention I would like to inform you about what a police officer gets to carry with him at all times in order to protect himself from the bad guys: his first line of defense is his pepper spray‚ than asp‚ than handcuffs‚ than tazer‚ than his weapon that has a fifteen round clip with one in the chamber making sixteen rounds‚ if he runs out of that he has two more clips on his
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problems. One that interests me and I feel is of major concern happens to be alcohol abuse in police officers. Alcoholism itself is a major social problem‚ but when mixed with policing it may be more dangerous than we think. It all starts with the feeling of being stressed out on the job. Police feel that they have too much to deal with on the job‚ which I feel is true. In the field of law enforcement‚ officers tend to get involved in some intense situations and see some horrific tragedies. After work
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A Career as a Police Officer A Career as a Police Officer Abstract This paper discusses three major aspects of becoming a police officer: job description‚ qualifications‚ and compensation. I would love to become a police officer. It is a good job even though it’s a risky job depending on where you are working‚ but it is worth it. It has good benefits and a reasonable salary. Most important is that I think it will be a challenging and rewarding career‚ and I think with my natural curiosity
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juvenile‚ Officer Mark Smith was a victim of a few crimes. When the police were handling the crimes‚ Officer Smith thought that they could have handled things better. It was then that he decided that he might want to become a police officer‚ so he could be a better officer then the ones that he had to deal with. As Officer Smith got older and started really looking into what he wanted to do with his life he weighed his options and realized all the benefits of becoming a police officer. There is
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Being a police officer is one of the hardest jobs around. They are trained and hired to "protect and serve" their communities and they are constantly in the public eye. Everything that they do is criticized by the people who are watching them. Like in every other profession‚ there are some who should really not be doing that job‚ and those people give a bad name to the really good and dedicated officers that work so hard to take care of people. One of the problems that cause the public to have a
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