The police force has been observed by their respective communities on a small scale, however, the NYPD has recently fell under the spotlight of mass media and the general public due to the unfair treatment of minorities and the lack of discipline many of these officers have. Although it is obvious that policemen suffer a great deal of pressure as well as the threat of danger, policemen should be able to keep their heads on straight when dealing with everyday situations. The ethics that these officers have play a huge role in their treatment to the public. The stress and fatigue that come with the job also affects them greatly. The unstable relationship between the police and the public is more closely contributed to the stress and fatigue that
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) This means that when police work is juxtaposed with other jobs, police work is still harder and more stressful. This stress stems from the the negative confrontations between the police and the public, the excessively long shifts, the threats of violence, and the entrance exams that they must take.
As a nation we strive to be free. Yet freedom comes with a responsibility to be civil towards our fellow citizens. Respect for law enforcement is a vital part of that. In the media we hear of incidents that involve the death of our law enforcement officers. It is reaching a point that we hear of this type of behavior daily. There is no respect for the law. This anarchy creates an environment that is stressful for our fellow officers.
Even though officers recognize that they are always a potential target for terrorists and political extremists. They still endure through and continue their jobs and provide civilians with a safe environment in which to live. They get threats from people that could potentially endanger their life. This puts an unnecessary burden on the officers that weighs them down mentally. This also helps to pile up their …show more content…
This is known as CIT training. CIT training is a forty-hour course that teaches officers to deal with calls of domestic violence as well as dealing with mental patients (“Crisis Intervention Team Training”). If this training were to be implemented, officers would gain an insight on how domestic violence affects the citizens they are trying to protect as well as how to help those citizens at a time when they may be going through lots of abuse. At this point, the opposition may say that the incidence of domestic violence isn’t high enough to need this change just yet, but I would like to strongly object to that notion because over 20,000 calls are placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide (“Statistics”). This training will help reduce the stress on the officers as it will help them in real life issues that may occur. It will help them have another way to deal with domestic violence rather than arresting everyone they come across. This will in turn improve public police
) This means that when police work is juxtaposed with other jobs, police work is still harder and more stressful. This stress stems from the the negative confrontations between the police and the public, the excessively long shifts, the threats of violence, and the entrance exams that they must take.
As a nation we strive to be free. Yet freedom comes with a responsibility to be civil towards our fellow citizens. Respect for law enforcement is a vital part of that. In the media we hear of incidents that involve the death of our law enforcement officers. It is reaching a point that we hear of this type of behavior daily. There is no respect for the law. This anarchy creates an environment that is stressful for our fellow officers.
Even though officers recognize that they are always a potential target for terrorists and political extremists. They still endure through and continue their jobs and provide civilians with a safe environment in which to live. They get threats from people that could potentially endanger their life. This puts an unnecessary burden on the officers that weighs them down mentally. This also helps to pile up their …show more content…
This is known as CIT training. CIT training is a forty-hour course that teaches officers to deal with calls of domestic violence as well as dealing with mental patients (“Crisis Intervention Team Training”). If this training were to be implemented, officers would gain an insight on how domestic violence affects the citizens they are trying to protect as well as how to help those citizens at a time when they may be going through lots of abuse. At this point, the opposition may say that the incidence of domestic violence isn’t high enough to need this change just yet, but I would like to strongly object to that notion because over 20,000 calls are placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide (“Statistics”). This training will help reduce the stress on the officers as it will help them in real life issues that may occur. It will help them have another way to deal with domestic violence rather than arresting everyone they come across. This will in turn improve public police