Essay On Police Officer Career

The career paths that I am thinking of taking is either probation or police officer in the city of Portage. This semester has given me some type of outlook on what you are going to be dealing with in regard to counseling offenders. The amount of time and focus you need to have with every individual you encounter. Also how hard it is for the rehabilitation of offenders and the need to take baby steps with them. Not being so much pressure on them and they just go back to old habits that incarcerated them. The concepts that we have learned over the course of this semester can be applied to both of the career paths that I listed.
The career path of the probation officer is something I was thinking about long before this class with my vocational program back in high school. My teacher at Wheeler High School was a former probation officer and told us this is something that is needed in our field. The career path of a police officer is something that I wanted to do since middle school. Not because of other family members being police officers I just want to help people. This is something you can do with both and you have to be able to work with a diverse population.
One concept that stuck to me with being a probation officer is the counseling process with the offender. You have to be an active listener, with that you have to …show more content…
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