Police officer

meaning of Hesitation is “a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear.” Hesitation and police officers are directly related. In this line of work hesitation could mean life or death. Some people are arguing about should the officers hesitate or should not hesitate. The police officers can save innocent life if he/she hesitate. On the other hand, the police officers may loses his/her own life. The police officers should hesitate on both situations. Situation can be good or bad. When I say good…

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…

There is major corruption occurring in the police departments. Although all officers are not corrupt; they are often found guilty of violations of their code of conduct. The violations they are normally found guilty of are bribery, theft, perjury, extortion, and selective enforcement. In 2010, it was reported that 4,861 incidents of misconduct were tracked. Also, there were 247 fatalities that occurred in 2010 that was related to the tracked reports Bribery is the criminal offense of giving,…

When police officers are not on duty, they are able to go out and have fun just like everyone else is allowed. Just because they are cops doesn’t allow them to break the law and not get punished for it if they happened to get caught doing something illegal. Police officers are held to the same standard if not a higher standard than everyone else in life because they are supposed to know right from wrong. In chief IAM Wright’s in basket a fellow officer from the city of Pleasant police department…

A police officer to have a college degree is debatable. I am not sure how to take on this because it would be too late to issue it. The reason is that those with college degrees expect a higher pay. They went to school learned everything about body language, emotional support, and etc. It would also not be fair to give a graduate a high pay when the person who does not have a degree works harder than the graduate student. Having police officers have a degree does encourage people to get a higher…

you must remember that this is NOT an accurate representation, nor does it portray how EVERY officer is. A lot of people, however, will watch videos like these and jump to the conclusion that all cops are crooked. So how do we stop police brutality and corruption? The Washington Times looked into this very issue and those interviewed for the article focused on one are for improvement: training. Officers need to understand their role in society as one of a protector of society and enforcer of…

The image of a police officer is shown to be very strong morally and mentally but in reality, policing actually has significant effects on the officer’s personal life. Effects on police officers have not been focused on until recently with all the studies, but all of these effects have later described have been involved and have been a part of daily stresses since the beginning of policing. The work life of a police officer effects officers like having to deal with stressful situations, effects…

to whether or not our country’s police officers are an organization of corrupt, racially prejudiced, bullies. Some will adamantly swear that this is the case for the majority. Still, others maintain that there have been a few isolated incidents that have been sensationalized to the points of distorting the true situation. One thing is clear, people are passionate on both sides of the debate. I have my own reasons for my feelings regarding our country’s police force. I tell you, with a sense…

Being a police officer is a goal I have had for a long time. Recently, I have begun to research the qualifications need to get on a local police force. The minimum requirements are a high school diploma, at least one or two years of college or an Associates Degrees, however, military training can be subsisted for college courses. Of course, if hired, you must attend the Police Academy for additional training. I plan to meet these requirements by getting my high school diploma and attending…

Ch. 3-1 Police officers are the main government agents that are accountable for implementing the law. However, “the police are also accountable to the rule of law, and the law acts as a mechanism to control and guide police behavior. (Roy Roberg, 2015)” Police officers are accountable to the rule of law, by providing public safely in ways that include following procedures. These procedures include rules that the “government must abide by to ensure that certain rights enjoyed by the public are…