Essay On Law Enforcement Officer

In this paper I am going to talk about the attributes a law enforcement officer needs to do in a crisis incident. How it will make them successful in that incident and how they can make the scene calm. I’m also going to talk about the concerns a law enforcement officer has to identify in a crisis scene. Lastly I am going to talk about how I would respond to emotionally disturbed person, spouse abuse, Child abuse, and Juvenile crisis, suicide residential in progress & post incident, suicide in progress & post incident.

The attributes in a officer are very important and make an officer. If they don 't have these attributes you couldn 't be a law enforcement officer. The first attribute I would say you need when responding to a crisis is the sense of ethics. They must behave in a right way and have the ability to stay calm and …show more content…
Safety is the first order of business when they arrive. They need to scan the scene to make sure everyone is okay. If a victim is still on scene, call for necessary back up and check if emergency services are on their way. Then they should see if the attacker or perpetrator is still on the scene or if he/she fled. If the perpetrator left the scene, get any leads from witnesses and have a team to capture the attacker. Do necessary steps to keep the town or city safe as well. After making the scene safe, catch any witnesses and get their story. You need all the evidence you can get to solve the crime and witnesses are a major part. The last concern on the crime scene is to properly preserve any evidence and to block off the scene. Police officers must also always be mindful of their own safety as we have uprising issues like police brutality. There is a recent increase in violence to police officers so this is a higher concern as time goes on. These are the most important concerns for police when they arrive to the