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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The police officer also known as law enforcement officer participate in an essential part in communities throughout the United States. Police officers commonly undergo a relentless amount of training to help them perform their duties as a police officer. The police officer patrols in the assigned area and concentrate on maintaining public order‚ protecting citizens and property‚ also preventing and detecting crimes‚ and enforcing laws within the community. Working as a police officer requires having
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Becoming a Police Officer \Protect and serve. These two words may be simple to any regular citizen. However‚ they are everything to any police officer. The honorable career of law enforcement is not always an easy one to enter. There are requirements in order to be recruited and employed by any policing agency. In addition to the highly competitive and rigorous application process to become selected as an officer of the law‚ there are training programs‚ continued education programs‚ and other
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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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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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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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Requirements for a Police Officer: First of all you should find out how to be a police officer and what the requirements are from the police force in the area you wish to join. Most law enforcement agencies require applicants to have an Associate’s or a Bachelor’s degree. Business‚ math‚ accounting‚ IT‚ science and behavioral science courses are important for those who plan on pursuing a career in the police force. It is also an advantage to be fluent in at least one foreign language. Many colleges
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1. The number of law enforcement officers killed each year has actually declined since 1973. Discuss some of the reasons for this progress and also the leading causes of injury and death to officers. In June 1971‚ executives from the law enforcement conference‚ “Prevention of Police Killings‚” called for an increase in the FBI’s involvement in preventing and investigating officers’ deaths. In response to this directive‚ the UCR Program expanded its collection of data to include more details about
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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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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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