Qualities of a Good Police Officer Essay

The CSI Effect is a plague to the CJ System. As a police chief of your local department, what would you tell your officers to do/not do to combat this epidemic? What information could you forward to the media? As a Chief of Police I would tell my officers to be aware of the CSI Effect, yet ignore it. I would suggest them bypass any civilian comments by not arguing with them about how long it takes to get DNA sample results back from the lab, or how it is not necessary to take finger prints…

In response to questions about police department pay and why some people are leaving the department I met with Russ Hickmon, director of the local Fraternal Order of Police lodge on October 20. City Council has asked why some officers have left our police department – is it money or is it something else. I met with Russ because he is an independent voice, his role is to support officers in our department and he communicates with those officers routinely. The following is a summary of our…

In this present day United States of America, the Law enforcement career is known to be one of the most dangerous career fields. This is because of the hate crimes that is shown towards officers while in the line of duty. A career in Law Enforcement is one of the few career fields that offer exciting and numerous opportunities for those individuals aspiring to be Law enforcement personnel. Law Enforcement field is made up of several jobs and is thus not as limiting as many professional fields.…

In examining the higher education requirements (post-secondary education) that police hiring agencies have for potential candidates, I found out that Minnesota is one of the few states that specifies having an associate’s degree, a two year program, for entry into the field. Some states such as Wisconsin, require some college credit and subsequent degree completion, but the vast majority of states require just having a high school diploma. Furthermore, no state requires a four year bachelor’s…

As stated within the article Police Ethics: The Creed by Chuck Klein, ethical behavior can be defined as a set of moral values and principles that are based on honesty, truthfulness, and have been accepted in professional situations (Klein, 2012). Ethics, or otherwise associated with…

so they slander the cops. The media only worse the case because they have a hawk eye for bad cop stories. I feel people and the media need to take a step back and let the cops do their job. Would you like to be taken to court for doing your job? Police…

The Never Ending watch; Police Practice in action Based in one of the worst neighbors of Los Angeles, California the movie End of Watch follows the film project of a Los Angeles Police Department officer Brian Taylor in his daily life with his close partner Miguel Zavala. The beginning of the movie starts with a car chase that eventually leads to a shootout with the beginning monologue. “I’m the police. And I’m here to arrest you. You’ve broken the law. I did not write the law. I may even…

Demographic Differences The demographics of Virtual police compared to the community show a major difference based on gender and race. In the community of Virtual its population is 299,325 that breaks down to 152,458 women and 147,066 men. It also shows that out of the 156 of the non-sworn and sworn personnel in the police department 49.2 are women. When it comes to population of the community’s race there are 50,000 black citizens and of that 21 are affiliated with the department and less…

danger? A police officer, that is what I want to, no strive to be. I want to be that person people can run to, to feel safe. I want to set an example for generations to come and show them that the police are there to protect them not to hurt them or cause destruction to their families or home life. Now days police officers are under fire from the public for so many reasons. I want to be a part of changing how the public views the police. Including how people feel just being around officers.…

above depicting a similar image with the Klu Klux Klan member replaced by a police officer. This caught the attention of police officer Dave Hamblin who was surprised by what he was seeing. He later posted it to…