Police Officer Trends

As the years go by, everything changes. From seasons, to cars, to trends, to prices of food and houses. One thing I would say definitely changes from year to year is the type of jobs that are needed across the United States; but one job that will always remain are police officers or law enforcement. There will always be crime, therefore there will always be a need for police officers. Although the need for police officers may not change, different aspects of the job of an officer may. For example, we are always getting new laws that police officers have to be aware of; which leads me to the reason I am writing this paper. What a police officer may have experienced on the streets twenty years ago may be the complete opposite of what one is experiencing …show more content…
The first question I asked was, "Did you ever have to arrest someone with a mental illness and if so, how did it make you feel?" He answered, "I have had to arrest people with mental illnesses more times than with mental illnessed more times than I can remember. The main thing I focused on when I had to arrest someone with a mental illness is making sure they don 't hurt themselves or others. A lot of times they may try to get violent, so I would try my best to calm them down and make sure to keep everyone safe in the process." The next question I asked was, "Whe dealing with domestic violence situations did you ever have to arrest the woman?" He responded, "Yes, more times than people probably think. When going on a domestic violence call, sometimes the woman may be the caller but once on the scene, she will not stop yelling and cursing long enough to figure out what happened." I then asked, "Did anyone ever say any racial slurs to you or call you out of your name because of the color of your skin? '" He answered, "I have been called every name in the book. That is just something that comes with the job. Since you are a black female, I will tell you to be prepared because for one you are a female and for two, you are black. Normally, people don 't see black female officers, so they will try to say or do anything to get in your head, but you have to just let it go and smile like you don 't even hear them." I then asked, "Have you ever been on a call for elderly abuse?" He said, "No," which kind of shocked me. It shocked me because in twenty-two years of being an officer, he didn 't get one call for elderly abuse. That then made me think back to in class when we discussed elderly abuse and most times the person being abused doesn 't know, won 't tell, or can 't tell. The last question I asked the officer was, "Did you ever have to go out on a call because of animal