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    Introduction • Paragraph 1: What job did you choose and why? 2. Body • Paragraph 2: How does this career fit (or does not fit) your intelligence (Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences)? How does this career fit (or does not fit) your personality type? – Refer to your GREEN PACKET! • Paragraph 3: What can you do now to prepare for this career? Include classes you can take in high school (from the “My Ideal Job Profile” Work Sheet)‚ a summer job that you could work

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    Exam ( Essay) Police subculture are the beliefs‚ values ‚ attitudes and behaviors that are shared amongst officers; a set of standard behaviors that is considered appropriate for law enforcement personnel. Police culture is slightly different; being that it focuses specifically on the behaviors of officers. Subcultures differentiate police officers from society‚ this can have a positive or negative affect. Subculture can cause officers to form a cohesive group that is essentially alienated from the

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    This essay will look at how being part of a group‚ or a membership‚ can influence people in positive and in negative ways. Included will be evidence that will show this from social and cultural perspectives. Being part of a group can give an individual a sense of security‚ a boost to their self-esteem and a feeling of belonging. They may see themselves as being part of an ’in-group’. Being part of a group that is seen as being better than others (an ’in-group’)‚ can create a bond between the members

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    Unit 8 Assignment CJ340 06 Professor Anthony Scarpelli Peter bisher January 06‚ 2011 My first interviewee officers jack Davidson‚ patrolman from Somers point police department. When interviewing Patrolman Davidson‚ I found the following to be his impressions of the police force in general. Officer Davidson spoke of why ethics and character are important in the field of law enforcement. His response was that ethics and character go hand in hand. In law enforcement it seems that there

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    expert in a particular field. Often police officers have a confidence or feeling of imperviousness‚ especially those who have been in law enforcement for longer periods of time‚ within an organization. This confidence‚ on one hand‚ can keep an edge that is required in a line of work such as law enforcement. On the other hand‚ this confidence comes with a healthy dose of invulnerability‚ or the feeling of being able to see through rhetoric‚ persuasion‚ influence‚ or any type of tactic used to convince

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    There are many social problems today in America. They can be minor problems‚ or they can be major problems‚ but they are still problems that are of concern and can be adjusted. These social problems may seem different in the eyes of other individuals‚ what may seem major to one could seem like nothing to another‚ but they are still 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

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    Off Duty Police Officers Challenges: Crime Response. There are some challenges when being an off-duty police officer. It is dangerous when police officers are dressed in civilian clothing in response to a crime around other police officers who do not know them‚ example‚ a shootout‚ which can cause death by lack of identification. There are times when police officers living in large cities‚ working in other precincts may not know each other‚ especially out of uniform. There are numerous agencies

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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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    Professionalism is key for any career not only police officers. However‚ police officers deal with the community everyday who look at them as role models. The uniform has an extreme effect on the community and it must be portrayed in a positive light. Police officers run around in dirt‚ blood‚ and really anything you can think of. However‚ during the job it is important to clean yourself up if you get dirty. In addition‚ a police officer must be able to be differentiated from a regular civilian.

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    THE EFFECTS OF STRESS ON POLICE OFFICERS Not much good news here. The following is the text of a speech give by Dan Goldfarb to a group of union delegates on the impact stress can have on their men. There has been a lot of research on the negative effects of stress on people in general. I am sure you know that police work is one of the top rated professions for job stress next to air traffic controllers and dentists. A good way to start this presentation‚ I think‚ is to give a good working

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