Police Officer Personal Statement Examples

In Policing Gangs in America, Charles Katz and Vincent Webb describes every issue in American Gangs today. The ultimate goal of this book is how the gang officers work and the different kind of atmosphere they work in. Their job isn’t like other law enforcement jobs. It’s one of the more dangerous occupation in the Criminal Justice system. These gang officers focus on how they react to public gang issues.

This paper will serve as a profile of a prison gang of your choice. You will research this gang, its origins, growth, culture and newsworthy incidents. This paper should include the influence gang membership has on inmates, their progress in their sentences, rehabilitation and recidivism.

In the above mentioned case, “Kansas City, Mo., Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives” teams took down these seven gang members (United States Attorney’s Office).

For consideration as a Lieutenant within the Intelligence & Analysis Crime Unit, Regional Operations & Intelligence Center. my experience of supervision, dealing with outside vendors and ability to manage complex data systems would make me a good fit for the Intelligence & Analysis Crime Unit. Used by the NJSP and various outside agencies, the Voicebox system is a primary tool of police wiretapping operations. Furthermore, I have managed the entire MAPPS System software, this includes negotiating with outside vendors and writing of waivers each valued at a quarter of a million dollars or more. Having been an assistant unit head since 2011, and in charge of two enlisted and five civilian personnel, my experience in managing personnel is established. My current assignment in the MAPPS/SPU Unit has required a wealth of different skill sets including, editing and writing SOPs, completing MAPPS Supervisory Training Lesson plans, and instructing hundreds of new supervisors.

Over the years prison officials have come up with different ways to handle prisoners in gangs, one method is called jacketing. Jacketing is when an inmate recieves a mark on his record, or his ‘jacket’, that marks him as a gang member. From there an inmate can be moved to a higher security prison or a different housing unit if officials felt it was needed (Hunt, 1993). A problem with jacketing is it can be used by prisoners to get someone moved that they don’t like, by simply going to a supervisor as a confidential informant and pointing someone out as a gang member.

I was awarded the Cpl. Samuel A. Mapes Criminal Patrol and Investigation Award (2016). During my career, I have also been selected to serve as a member of the Temporary Staff for the American Legion Youth Academy

T.A.R.G.E.T is an acronym for Tri Agency Gang Enforcement Team represents a multiagency approach to targeting current gang members with suppression measures while also targeting entire gangs with police suppression. Each team in the TARGET program consists of gang investigators, a probation officer, a deputy district attorney, and a district attorney investigator. This program uses a three-pronged strategy: 1 selective incarceration of the most violent and repeat older gang offenders in the most violent gangs, 2 the enforcement of probation controls graduated sanctions and intensive supervision on younger, less violent gang offenders, and 3 arrests of gang leaders in “hot spots” of gang activity. A major aim of the TARGET program is to reduce

Prison gangs within the penal system are problematic and a multifaceted issue for several reasons. One reason gangs are so problematic in the penal system is due to the threat they impose on others, including other types of gang-bangers, non-gang affiliated inmates, correctional staff, prison administration, and the overall security of the facility itself. According to research, “A composite measure of gang misconduct represents the threat that particular gangs pose to prison order” (Gaes, Wallace, Gilman, Saffron, & Suppa, 2002). In fact, “There is little doubt that prison gangs are the source of considerable misconduct and present serious challenges to the management of prisons, which is why numerous strategies have been employed to control and suppress gang activity” (Pyrooz & Mitchell, 2015).

I am interested in participating in this fellowship program because having an understanding public policy is key to initiate social reform. In my undergraduate career, I double-majored in Legal Studies and Sociology. I focused on social inequalities present in society and studied topics ranging from immigration to the criminal justice system and the workings of the Supreme Court. Through my volunteer and internship experiences, I found a passion for advocacy in Latino communities and immigrant rights. I realized that many of the issues Latino and immigrant communities face in the United States stem from policies that dictate funding and enact restrictions on health care, education, travel, social services, and employment.

When I graduated the police academy, I was 2nd in my class of 43 officers; and, I obtained a nearly perfect score of 98.14%. I have received 5 awards for courage and workethic while employed with my department. After completing a written exam and a grueling assessment center, I was scored as number 1 on the promotional list for the rank of Sergeant. The list was comprised of over 60 candidates many of whom have far more experience and education; to include several with master’s degrees and one with a doctorate degree in criminal justice.

I am a deputy for the Giles County Sheriffs Department. My initial exposure to law enforcement and the field of criminal justice originated during my 14 years in the Army. Through four deployments I gained various forms of experience over several disciplines, retaining useful knowledge from each. My deployments ranged from the role of a military police officer in Kaiserslautern, Germany to detainee operations in Camp Bucca, Iraq, and missions to train Jordanian and Bulgarian soldiers in tactical operations while in their countries. I was blessed in my military career to visit several countries, some allowing for more touristic opportunities than others.

Correction Officers in state and county run prisons and jails face serious dangers and grave responsibilities everyday. They are locked inside prison walls with some of the most treacherous men and women in the world. One of the most terrifying aspects of being a Correction Officer is the existence of gangs. Gang members are considered more dangerous than other inmates, because they are threat not only to other inmates but to correction officers as well. Gangs survive out on the streets, and continue to thrive and recruit members while in prisons. Dangerous gangs seem to enlist more members who are in prison than outside on the streets. New recruits feel scared and alone behind the prison walls, they need protection and to be respected, being in a gang gives them that.

For the most part of my time here at the agency, I worked under supervision with the general population; clients who have no ties to gang

While taking advanced placement classes for a year in psychology and biology during high school, I became very interested in the biological foundations of abnormal and behavioral psychology in relation to the criminal justice system. I am interested in exploring opportunities to work with the FBI within the field of behavioral analysis unit once I have completed my undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology with an emphasis in abnormal and/or criminal behavior. I have had to learn and accommodate a rigid schedule to accomplish my dreams and goals. Since the age of seven, I started taking drum lessons weekly and playing organized recreational soccer. As I developed my talents in music and sports, I continued playing drums, but also

In addition to investigating hundreds of crimes over the past 10 years, I have also arrested numerous suspects for crimes ranging from petty theft, drug possession crimes, to rapes and murders. Most of the crimes I have investigated were committed by gang members, several of these gang members, I have had prior contact or knowledge