The Role Of Safety And Security In The Probation Academy

Safety and security is a big time subject in the Probation Department. It is a way to make sure that all Probation Officers are safe and alive and well. One thing I have found out is that we need to be sure that we are both safe and secure in every situation. Today I Recruit McKnight was given a paper from Instructor Limbrick on safety and security because I failed to follow protocol due to lack of judgement and made a mistake by reporting without a partner. It was irresponsible of me to report of me to report that way especially after all of our instructors have been continuously reminding us about safety and security. This topic is something that we will have to as a class get better at following the rules and protocol for our own safety. Not just in the academy but in our future time spent in that halls or the camps. Once again, it was a mistake that cannot and will not happen in the future.
Throughout our academy our instructors have been pressing safety and …show more content…
The juvenile could possibly be a lot larger than I am or could possibly be a female and I would be in a situation where my career is on the line or worst. It is best to always have another Probation Officer with you in a situation like this because of the high-risk that I took when making that decision. There may be other situations where the minor is acting out to get attention and I end up being set up by the minor and possibly someone else. There are many different scenarios that could have happened but I am glad that I learned my lesson before entering the halls and have corrected them as well. I will do my part for my classmates and future coworkers by making sure they have someone who is watching their backs at all times. It is the only way we will be successful in this field and the only way we will be able to stay alive doing this