The Day To Day Job Experience As A Police Officer

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When I was in middle school at Pomolita Middle School, there was a career day and I talked to a police officer. I remember his belt containing a gun, a taser, handcuffs, baton, and pepper spray. I remember his uniform, completely black and professional. I knew looking at the CHP Officer that he knew what he was doing. He explained what his job was about and how he liked it. He also told me he gets a lot of good benefits that come with the job as well with his pay.
His job interested me a little and I decided to look into it for my senior project to get more information on it. I will put my research of CHP jobs into practice, by going on police ride alongs and learning the day to day life experience as a police officer. At the end of my senior project, I expect to learn the requirements needed such as education required and testing as well what it takes to become a police officer. In order for me to know how the day to day job experience is as a police officer, I will do a police ride along to get some experience as a police officer.
The website “How to become a CHP Officer” by multiple authors explains the requirements needed to reach the standard’s of a CHP officer. One of those requirements are being between
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If I didn 't choose this for my senior project i 'm sure later on in life I wouldn 't be as motivated to look more into this job as much as I learned from doing it for my senior project. I 've learned about everything and even experienced spending some time with a police officer to follow him around while he 's on duty. That is something I would probably not be as motivated to do if I did it after I graduate and i 'm glad i was able to do it before i got out of school. Knowing how fun it was I will be putting another application for another ride along sometime

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