While driving to the elementary school, I tried to ask as many of my questions as I could, letting Deputy Montgomery know about the basic requirements about this project. After opening my notebook with some questions prepared, I began asking some basic questions such as what had inspired Montgomery to become a sheriff deputy in the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department, to describe the training required to become a sheriff’s deputy, and if a college degree was necessary in both enrolling as a sheriff’s deputy, and when trying to earn a promotion in the department. He began by stating that when he was seventeen years old, he had went on some ride a long’s after a friend had encouraged him to give it a try. After a few ride a long’s he was intrigued about law enforcement, and had …show more content…
In recruitment, the only education requirement needed would to graduate high school, then for earning promotions, experience is the only requirement needed to earn promotions in the sheriff’s department. Then for the training to become a sheriff’s deputy, he explained that after an interview process, he then went to Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, then after completing the academy, he was then partnered up with other deputy’s for a time until he was considered ready to patrol on his own (personal communication, February 29, 2016). Then after asking those basic questions I then preceded to ask about the various equipment inside Deputy Montgomery’s vehicle. After Montgomery gave a brief introduction on the various equipment inside the car, which included a laptop, a mounted radar gun, driver’s license scanner, light bars, two cameras, two microphones, and a ticket printer (personal communication, February 29,
The decision to become a deputy sheriff is not one I take lightly, I know this career path is challenging, stressful and dangerous and I have prepared physically and mentally to overcome all obstacles that are thrown my way. The Virginia Beach Sheriff's Department professionalism and commitment to excellence make it an easy choice to begin a law enforcement career. The position as a Virginia Beach Deputy Sheriff falls in line with my college degree in criminal justice and provides me an opportunity to protect and serve the community at the crossroads of where criminal and victim collide. As a deputy sheriff, I have an opportunity every day to dawn the uniform like some of my family members have done in the past and experience the same sense
In both episodes of the television show “Cops”, the predominant race of the police officers was Caucasian. The primary officers for all service calls featured on the program were Caucasian. Of the two episodes observed, only one officer was African American. The suspects in both episodes were predominantly African American or Hispanic. Of the 6 scenarios featured throughout both episodes, two suspects were Caucasian.
All my life I have been fascinated with police work and firefighting. As a result, I have spent a vast amount of time volunteering at local fire departments working closely with local law enforcement personnel in emergency situations. Although I have wavered for years about whether to pursue a career in law enforcement or firefighting, I have always known that one way or the other I am going to be involved in emergency services. While local police enforcement is interesting, I have always wondered what it would be like to be a State Police Trooper. With that in mind, I secured an interview with Delaware State Police Trooper, Master Corporal (CPL/3) Douglas Brietzke.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff 's Department is tasked with providing health care services to all incarcerated prisoners within a jail system which at present exceeds 18,500 inmates. Correctional Treatment Center (CTC) provides care and treatment for inmates requiring inpatient medical and or psychiatric care in this 196-bed rated medical unit located in the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles. The inmate population is in poor health, largely due to the lifestyle choices of the inmates which often include substance abuse, violence, and living on the streets of Los Angeles. They require the same basic medical care that all residents of Los Angeles County require, including routine illness to advanced medical issues such as tuberculosis (TB), AIDS/HIV+, heart disease, diabetes, dialysis, paraplegics, and acute mental health problems. Additionally, problems associated with aging are becoming common as the jail population increasingly includes older inmates. In the wake of chronic overcrowding in the county lockups, the Sheriff 's Department has been struggling to provide adequate care for thousands of inmates, many of whom have never been treated, with illnesses ranging from tuberculosis to AIDS to schizophrenia. Reported rates of tuberculosis in jails and prisons are more than six times higher than those for the general population. Jails and prisons concentrate individuals at high risk for TB or noncompliance with therapy, including those who are
United States Law Enforcement officers are constantly under pressure. Their job requires them to serve and protect mankind, under any circumstances, at all times. Because of this, officers run the risk of putting themselves in harmful situation. This may include apprehending a violent assailant, or entering harmful locations. In this study, I used books and articles such as, Criminal Justice Today, to get an understanding of the dangers Law Enforcement Officer face in the line of duty. When performing task outside the prescient, office4rs are put into dangerous situations because of their surroundings, offender’s actions, and officer mistakes. Due to the high stress of this job, it not only affects their performance, but their health as well.
Professions are guided by codes of ethics to aid them in performance of their duties and to ensure maintenance of high standards of conduct. Police officers are faced with a maze of obligations in the performance of their official duties. The “Law Enforcement Code of Ethics” and “Canons of Police Ethics” were created to make explicit the conduct considered appropriate for police officers and to guide them in the performance of their duties. Although police have these guides, many are faced with ethical dilemmas, also known as a moral dilemmas. This mean the officer is challenged to make a decision which sometimes conflicts with societal and personal ethical morals and values and provide no
For this assignment I was asked to interview someone within the criminal justice field. For my interview I decided to interview officer Lewis. I decided to make a couple of important questions that I was curious about. I will list these questions throughout my paper. Each one of the questions I created are very important to understand before you want to go into the criminal justice field.
I’m attending the Fresno sheriff’s academy to become a sheriff deputy. When I was younger, I never imagine myself that I would want to become a sheriff deputy, until I took a criminology class in high school and started learning about this incredible subject. In high school, I learned the basics such as terms and definitions, but my teacher was a former Fresno police officer and he talked about his experiences as a Fresno police officer. After that class I decided, that criminology was what I wanted to study at Fresno state. Once in Fresno state I learned about the 108 program. This program gives an amazing experience to its members, to be trained by sheriff staff who knows what they are doing, while cadets are still attending Fresno state.
Marcel Bacon is a State Highway patrol Police Officer for the State of California. Marcel enforces the traffic laws for the State of California, assists with general law enforcement, and assists with other public safety agencies. Earlier in Marcel’s career he worked for the airlines and customer service. Marcel got involved in law enforcement because he enjoys structure such as discipline, and organization. Highway Patrol is a para military organization. The beginning of Marcel’s career was tough he went back and forth deciding whether he wanted to go into the Los Angeles Fire Department or Highway Patrol. He prepared eight months prior before attending the Police Academy; physically, mentally and gathered all documentation about his background prior to applying for the position; checking passed employers, tickets, neighbors and credit check. The education required for Highway Patrol is a high school diploma but for promotional opportunities it is recommended to have a degree. College courses that are not mandatory but recommended should be involved with preparing you for such as being task orientated, writing reports, paper work for courts, leadership, and structure you on a time line. There are always opportunities in law enforcement for college graduates and you can go as far as you wish to go. On a daily basis Marcel starts his day at 5:00am-3:30pm and has three days off a week, he is in daily, and works the metropolitan area and urban area mostly in LA County. He
Growing up is exciting and very scary. Being young is fun while it last but eventually everyone has to grow and go in to the working field. Law enforcement has been a big topic whether it be bad or good things said the law enforcement is always brought up. When I was young I took a fast interest in business. The moment I decided I wanted to be a cop was when I met my dad’s best friend that was a cop, and businessman. All any person wants in a career is to make a decent living and do something that they enjoy doing. I’ve always enjoyed helping people that needed help, the Kansas career pipeline let me take some surveys and showed me that I enjoy helping people more than I enjoy building myself something, which I believe that is true.
nless sheriff would like to put it a 1 year resignation letter) and the Judge shall be replaced every 16 years unless voted back in. All years are subjective to the people because all votes will matter and policies might and most likely be changed as i say so anyone can be impeached with a 75% total population vote. As in Laws we do have the basic laws and rights that cannot be changed because they are the platform for principles. Major laws are pretty straightforward like Killing, Poaching, Sexual encroachment (Forcefully or under aged), Assault and Beastality. While the minor laws are also pretty standard like no trespassing, verbal harassment (Defined as in you can provide physical evidence of such) and littering (Keep the Ocean, livestock and wildlife healthy). The basic rights all citizens shall maintain are the United States bill of rights.
Police officers have a very reputable job, meaning they must be professional at all times. The job of a police officer is to protect and to serve the public. Since most of their time is spent in the public eye, they are expected to maintain professional behavior. The first step in projecting their professionalism is their dress. They should be dressed neatly,
The law enforcement officers who protect and serve the local communities have and live stressful lives. How stressful is the occupation of a law enforcement officer in their job and in their personal lives than other occupations? How hard would it be to be a spouse or loved one of a law enforcement officer? Does the public know what goes on in a law enforcement officer's job life and the life of their family? Could the average person handle the daily stress that takes place in the lives of law enforcement officers? These are several questions that individuals could ask themselves on any given day. What are the answers to these questions? I know firsthand, because I am a wife of a law
Patrol accounts for the biggest portion of police work in most police agencies. The terms “patrolling” and ”on patrol” generally refer to what officers do while not handling calls for service—officers do this mostly in patrol cars, but sometimes on foot, on bicycles, on horseback, or the like. While on patrol, officers may look for traffic violations, suspicious behavior, disorder, and unsafe conditions. They may also look for opportunities to interact with the public in casual or more formal situations. This is all considered patrolling.
When you hear the words ‘police officer’, what is the first thing that comes to mind? The people that protect us from the bad guys, right? Well, that might be the stereotypical answer, but is that really what we all think? Most would agree that in today 's society, the words do not have the same positive correlation anymore. It is actually almost the complete opposite. Police officers and others in the criminal justice system have created a poor reputation for themselves from the actions they have taken. Crooked cops seem to be the headliners of countless news stories. Now, that is not to say there are not any stories of people of the law doing their jobs to the best of their abilities, but lately, those stories are like finding a needle in a haystack, abnormal. It is not hard to search for a story on a legal personalities questionable conduct. Now, here 's something to think of: if these are the people that know the ins and outs of the law and are put in their positions to help protect us, why does it seem like us citizens are the victims of their actions in a greater part of these stories? How are we supposed to put our trust in these so-called notable people if they are the ones putting us in danger? The people within our criminal justice system are corrupt by brutality, drugs, money, and just overall abusing their powers.