Interesting facts about police officers and detectivesIn order to become a police officer a person must have a high school diploma and complete on the job training.Police officers must go through physical and mental training to prepare them for high-stress situations and for danger they often face. Their duties include enforcing the laws‚constructing traffic stops‚filling out paperwork‚and responding to emergency phone calls. In order to become a police officer a person must possess certain skills
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Police Officers use of Taser Guns Police Officers are faced with many obstacles throughout his or her career. A lot of research has been done regarding the work police officers do. Often time’s officers are faced with making decisions very quickly‚ without being able to think about his or her options. Most police officers carry a weapon‚ handcuffs‚ a baton‚ a flashlight‚ a knife‚ and a taser gun. A taser gun is a weapon that sends electrical currents through the body and causes the body
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Racism and Police Officers Are all police officers purposely racist? Do they have to pass a test on racism and ones with high scores become employed at a police department? The answer is “No” to both questions. Nonetheless‚ according to the latest news‚ regarding relations between police officers and black communities‚ the answer should be “Yes”. Before accusing a police officer of being racist‚ it is wise to consider all the aspects that play role in his/her decision making when protecting the public
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Aaliyah Gaines April 11‚ 2013 College Summit- 1A My Future Plans Graduation is quickly approaching‚ and I believe I am prepared. I have a lot of great things planned‚ and it is now time to accomplish my goals. I want to pursue a degree in biology‚ attend Coastal Carolina University‚ and become a physician’s assistant. After graduation‚ I want to be very successful. I am going to attend Coastal Carolina University to further my education and major in biology. The University of South Carolina
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Problems Police Officers Face Cierra Stewart Everest University Online Introduction to Criminal Justice James Loughlin May 22nd‚ 2013 ABSTRACT Today being a police officer is more than just chasing a bad guy on a high speed chase or making an arrest. Many police officers deal with job stress which causes things to go wrong in their personal life. Many departments have come to terms with this and now offer help to those who need it. Officers and departments are also dealing with corruption
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After reading Reilly’s article‚ “Police Officers Overwhelmingly Agree That Bad Cops Aren’t Held Accountable‚” I found it interesting that police officers and protesters share a common belief. Essentially‚ they both “overwhelmingly agree on the issue that bad cops‚” or police officers that engage in misconduct are not liable for their actions (Reilly‚ 2017). Instead‚ most of them have the charges dismissed or are given “a slap on the wrist‚” like paid suspension for a few weeks or a similar mild punishment
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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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Occupation description 1 A - With being a police patrol officer there are many responsibilities and tasks that I will have to be able to do in order to do that job correctly. One of the main responsibilities is to keep the public safe. I would also need to pursue‚and maybe even arrest anyone that tries to harm the public in anyway. After I pursue someone and and am done with them I would always need to fill out the correct paperwork for what they did. ( “ Task List” 1 ). I think that these are
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Future Plan Hi‚ my name is Alberto Bazan. I am eighteen years of age. This year‚ two-thousand-thirteen I’m going tom graduate from Alief Hastings High School. Im going to enroll in a community college in fall for my basic course‚ and later transfer into a university. My majoring plan is to become a Petroleum engineer. Now that I have some type of experience in the oil field‚ where I started working after I turned eighteen. The important question is : why am I deciding to go to college? First
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as to why people become police officers. An individual’s motivational reason for wanting to become a police officer does not really differ from person to person. According to a survey given to male and female officers asking what drove them towards a career in law enforcement‚ they all had similar responses. The majority of the answers these officers gave were the ability to help people‚ fight crime‚ have and exciting job‚ and job security. Contrary to belief‚ officers have little or no interest
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