Police officer

Serve as desk sergeant/communications control/operations with responsibility for the operation of the communications police network and for direction of patrols throughout the installation. Maintain communications with mobile patrol units and passes directions and information to officers on patrol. Coordinates emergency responses between security, fire, and other emergency units, and receives and acts on calls and complaints, including 911 emergency calls. Observe, inspect, investigate, enforce…

Police officers have the ability to decide if and when it is appropriate to not enforce the law. In some situations, police officers are faced with a situation that may require them to not enforce the law, in others it is absolutely necessary to enforce it to the fullest extent. This allows for the governmental advantages, being allowed to decide when and where the law shall be followed. This also allows for law enforcement officers to be in a position of power and could eventually lead up to…

These days if a police officer commits a crime or is caught abusing his or her power it is is not something we haven not heard of already because of the majority of cases that have been brought up in the past decade., it is not something we have not heard of already. Towns like Baltimore, Maryland MD, Rialto, CaliforniaA and Amsterdam, New YorkY have begun taking action towards this abuse of power by police officers. Currently some these towns have introduced BWC (body worn cameras (BWC)) as a…

Officers all over the United States unknowingly take into consideration their own implicit biases when determining who to stop and how aggressively to act, and due to a lack of proper training, they tend to make mistakes that have recently resulted in tragedies. Police officers, just like normal individuals, automatically create associations between certain groups of people and certain behaviors (this phenomenon is most commonly referred to as stereotyping). However, training officers with real…

As a police officer I play a major role in the current law enforcement system. My main objective as a police officer is to serve and protect the people in the community. This gets carried out by responding to calls, patrolling communities, and enforcing laws on a day to day basis. Keeping absolute professionalism at all times is vital for police officers. Over time police officers relationship with the community has changed. The relationship is more hostile and it seems like the community is…

things. Detectives need to have training in the police academy, experience as a police officer, and certain qualities like good judgement and leadership skills (“Police and Detectives: Occupational Outlook Handbook:: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics”). To begin with, to become a detective they need a large amount of training. The first step is to attend the police academy. In the police academy they teach them how to do the job of a police officer. They train their students the necessary…

my last interview I decided to question my friends mother who is a police officer. Her name is Andreanna. I chose to interview a police officer because I had a criminal justice course this semester and I did very well in it. I might go to graduate school for criminal justice if I find what exactly I would like to do. I started the interview by asking about her background. She said since she was little and saw police officers around town and it intrigued her. Once she graduated HS she got…

not realize that they need it, or simply won’t take advantage of them. The general public may not need these evaluations to function in their personal lives and careers, but it has been shown that being a police officer could have massive psychological effects on the officer. Being a police officer requires a substantial amount of mental stability. There are…

The Effects of the Stresses Associated with being a Police Officer Within the criminal justice system police officers carry a significant role. The daily duties of a police officer include a variety of challenging tasks such as paper work, highway patrol, interviews, and emergency response. These officers typically work fulltime (often times days and nights) long hours, and overtime. Also, Police officers have a significant amount of responsibility to the community. They are expected to…

order. Policemen constantly took out the bad guys who came in the city. Whenever a community member needed help, the police officers rushed to save the day. Everyone in the town loved how the policemen did their work. All the little kids wanted to be like them. Ever since the law enforcement grew, the city became more safe. Bank robberies decreased. When bankers pass a police officer in the streets, they would wave and thank them for their hard work. There were fewer drugs sold on the streets.…