enforcement officers are given a lot of discretion in most situations. Occasionally‚ officers abuse his or her power and temporarily or permanently deprive civilians of his or her rights to life‚ liberty‚ and property (Minton‚ 2011). Police are often associated with police brutality by the media causing scholars to argue that police departments should mandate that candidates who wish to be hired as police officers must have a college level education. The idea of requiring law enforcement officers to have
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Fire Officer 1 March 4‚ 2014 Why I Want To Be A Fire Officer It will be fourteen year in May since the first time I said I wanted to be a fire officer. I remember being at the academy with my classmates as we talked about what we would like to accomplish in the fire department. One thing I said that echoes in the back of my mind is that I wanted to make a difference in the fire department and the community by bringing new innovated ideas and not trying to fix anything that’s not
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President of the Board SUBJECT: Why I want to be an Army Officer Over thirteen years ago‚ as a young Private First Class‚ I had the same attitude as most Soldiers when they enlist into the Army; four years and I’m done. However‚ over the past thirteen years I have come to embrace all that the Army stands for. I have adopted the Army values and made them my own. The biggest change came when I was advanced to the rank of Sergeant and I realized that I enjoyed nothing more than to lead‚ train
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Warden Genovese‚ As a probation officer‚ I would ensure that the offenders assigned to me knew that I was approachable and trustworthy. I would earn their trust through my actions and not my words. As with anything in life‚ I would treat every offender with dignity and respect because even though they have legal troubles‚ they are still human beings. I would want to get to know them so that I know their background other than what their criminal record tell me. I would also ensure that every offender
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Once a pool of potential candidates for police officer jobs has been established‚ the selection process begins. Candidates will be rated based upon the information gleaned from the recruitment process including an evaluation of each candidates Knowledge‚ Skills Abilities and Other relevant criteria. Candidates will progress through a series of events leading to becoming a New York City police officer beginning with a pre-hire interview‚ a medical exam‚ a written psychological profile exam‚ a physical
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Disclosing Officer Untruthfulness to the Defense Catrina M. Bonus CJUS 350- D01 Professor Herbert W. Duff December 12‚ 2014 Introduction What does it mean to be a police officer? To most‚ it means to perform their duties with integrity‚ nobility honor‚ courage‚ and morality. While a very large percentage of law enforcement officers act in such a way‚ there are a few that do not and which shines a bad light toward the entire profession. Sadly in today’s culture‚ the respect for law enforcement
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Should All Police Officers Wear Body Cameras? For years now‚ the United States have argued over whether or not police officers should wear body cameras. Recent studies show that more and more Americans believe that all police officers should wear body cameras. Many people have come out in support of this new controversial issue. For one thing‚ it would prove true evidence about any hard making decisions. Also‚ police officers wearing body cameras are less likely to use violence. Finally‚ it can
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What Kind of Police OfficerUses Excessive Force Examining why police officers use excessive force is a complicated subject to unfold. There is no simple explanation on why they use force. Studies have revealed that their personality dynamics plays a factor in their judgment. Scrivner (1994)‚ described five different profile types of violence-prone officers who may be subjected to this kind of behavior. The various group types are Chronic Risk Group‚ Job-Related (Traumatic) Experience Group‚
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Discuss your reasons for wanting to become a Naval Nurse Officer. (Limit 2500 characters) As a young man entering my senior year of high school‚ my mind races as I try to figure out what it is that I’ll commit my life to. What will be the driving passion‚ the purpose of my existence‚ the reason I get out of bed every morning to face another day of this life? Some people would try to encourage me to choose a career simply for its potential to make me wealthy. However‚ looking at the degenerate lives
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I will be writing about why I want to be a Corrections Officer‚ what it means to be a Correction Officer‚ and the skills you need to do the job. I have chosen this as my degree of study because I enjoy being around people and keeping things in order. Everyone deserves a chance to make changes in their own life. A Corrections Officer job is to oversee people who have been arrested; they are waiting trail or have been convicted and sentenced to jail or prison by the court. They are legally authorized
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