Officers’ Important Skills I feel that one of the most important skill that a police officer should have is good observation skills. It is important that law enforcement officers have good observation skills because they are essential in an investigation‚ every day duties‚ encounters with criminals and the determination of a situation. According to Dahl (2002) enforcing a law could not work if it was not for perception. Its entirety structure is based on perception. Infringement of the law are watched
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The job of a police officer seems to be an enjoyable occupation. “For the first few years I loved it‚ the final few not so much.” (Stanley) That has intrigued me to do a little research on this career to help me further my sites on what career choice I make at the end of the day. To become a law enforcement officer a high school diploma must be obtained. Then attend a police academy where they teach the mental and physical means of the job. “In my opinion the academy I attended was the best I
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Complaints on officers come from a variety of people and are normally categorized three different ways to make the investigation simpler: internal‚ external‚ and anonymous. All complaints should be handled professionally to keep the public’s respect and improve the police/community relationship. The procedures of investigation will vary by nature of the complaint‚ general orders of the agency‚ and whomever investigates the complaint (Iannone‚ 2009). Internal complaints are those that initiate
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The Effects of Stress on a Police Officer Police Officers are stressed by allot of things on a daily basis to include loss of family time‚ fellow officers‚ irregular sleeping schedules‚ and citizen conflict. According to the Nebraska Department of Veterans ’ Affairs (2007)‚ Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a life-threatening events. Stress behaviors include recurrent recollections of the event‚ Emotional distancing
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A Police Officer Education: Police officers must have a minimum of a high school education‚ or its equivalent‚ and larger departments may require one or two years of college. Federal and State agencies typically require a college degree. Since civil service regulations govern the appointment of police in most jurisdictions‚ officers must pass a civil service examination. Officers usually undergo a variety of testing including a physical
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Since 1983 public education has been an issue in America. The system has been constantly changing every year with reforms. This constant change has been driven by the American people’s perception that education has declined and something should be done about it. First there was an increased emphasis on basic skills‚ making school years longer and more graduation requirements. Second‚ many began focusing on increasing teachers professionalism. Third‚ they began restructuring many things such as how
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Unprofessional Police Officers and Corruption Within The Police Force In the Internet I have found an interesting web-site “Bad Cop‚ No Donut”. This is a “weekly wrap-up of North American police brutality‚ misconduct and corruption”. In other words there are plenty examples of unprofessional police officers. Here I found three situations to analyze. The first situation is described in the article “Woman dies after being struck by police officer during shootout”‚ In general it looks like a
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A police officer accused of police brutality‚ struggles with his professional and personal life. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: MICHAEL O’DONNELL (40’s)‚ is a former military soldier and is now a veteran police officer with the New York Police Department. O’Donnell and his partner‚ MITCH WILLIAMS (40’s‚ Black) patrol the streets. They both believe in justice and protecting their community. They are best friends. William’s wife‚ SANDY‚ is expecting a baby. When a 9-year-old girl is shot in the chest and the
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There are many differences between RVCS and Public schools. I personally have been at RVCS my entire life but have many friends that go to public schools. At RVCS everything that is taught is from a Biblical world view. It doesn’t matter what subject the teacher is teaching they can always bring it back to the Bible. Teachers can also start each class with prayer and some teachers go through a devotion with their students before regular class work. In public schools‚ you can’t have a devotional
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Justice‚ peace‚ honor. This is what a police officer has‚ but has anyone ever wonder what a police officer has to do to become what he is? Of course they do not‚ hardly anyone does. Police officers have a dangerous career that requires two years of collage in the criminal division‚ and require kindness towards all. When becoming a police officer‚ everyone has to have a bachelors degree and an agency training academy. The bachelor degree will be obtained by going to collage for four+ years majoring
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