Essay On Becoming Officer

This paper will be an introduction into the behind the scenes of what people thinking of becoming officers should know, the way they speak, the way they crack cases, etc. Most of the nation receives their information on law enforcement from television. That’s why I knew the Maranda rights by heart before I was even 12. Law and Order, Criminal Minds, NCIS, and shows similar to this are why some enter into the law enforcement field they want to be like the famous profilers that solve cases in one hour plus commercials. Yes, I was one of the people that first want to become an officer because of television, nevertheless that is how society learns. I don’t condemn anyone who enters the field because of the glamour, but it is definitely different then it is portrayed. This should not change anyone’s mind about being an officer it should just make them aware of a more complex job. …show more content…
Some of these terms, the general public may be aware of because as previously said there are several law enforcement television shows where the focus could be on the whole department or on a small section of a department. This gives the public some simplistic knowledge of the lexis. Also, it is almost natural that the public would be aware of most of these “advance terms” because law enforcements only is intact because the citizen what protection, so citizen should understand all laws and details of law enforcement. Some of specific lexis law enforcement uses are: felony, warrant, raid, overhear, misdemeanor, narcotics. A felony is a serious crime, it is generally punishable by death or imprisonment of one or more years in an institution. A warrant is where an officer has found probable cause to search so the officer takes this information to a judge and receives permission so it is now legal and constitutional to search an