I was born and raised in a high crime area in The Bronx. Once I saw a man from my window robbing the apartment across from me. I was scared and did not feel safe. During that time, I grew up watching a lot of crime shows, especially Law and Order Special Victims Unit. I loved watching this show because it was entertaining, relatable to my neighborhood, and had a strong female role. Over the years my neighborhood needed to be more help to make it a safe place for people who lives there. My passion for law enforcement has developed from wanting to reform my community and watching the television show Law and Order SVU, which dealt with neighborhood like mine. I will not have a dull moment because I’ll be active and meeting different …show more content…
I wanted to be more versatile in the agency by assisting other departments. Coincidentally, as I was talking to my supervisor, he said, “this internship is a two way street; you are here to help us and we are here to help you, so if you would like to experience another unit, do not be afraid to tell me.” I felt such relief because I immediately told him that I wanted to sit in on intake with the investigator, and to be a part of mediation: process to settlement. I got the opportunity to sit in on intake on my third day in the office. I was excited that I got to experience this because it was the most interesting part of my internship; being able to not only sit in on intake, but to ask the clients questions about their charge. This opened the door to other opportunities like writing memoranda for an investigator and working closely with other investigators on the cases. I felt proud of myself for going an extra mile to seek out additional opportunities in the …show more content…
My leadership experience began when my supervisor and his colleagues had an important meeting to attend and had no one sitting in on the office for intake office hours, so he asked me and another intern, Isaiah, to sit in from 9 AM-3PM. My supervisor taught us the main component of this position in 10 minutes. At first, I was nervous because I was new to the agency and it was my first time performing front desk duties. But after a couple of clients I began to get more comfortable and confident with the process because I had performed similar duties when I was in my cubicle. At this moment I felt like I was a leader because I was put in a position where I had minimum training, but still could take control of the office duties, and according to my supervisor, my performance level was beyond expectations. This experience has helped to redefine my definition of leadership. Leadership is not only being a leader of the group, but it is being put into a situation where you know nothing and being able to excel. A leader must be able to think outside the box and come up with new ideas. I can definitely say that I was leader and performed leadership skills in my experience. The internship definitely took me out of my comfort zone and allowed me to truly experience the definition of a