WHY I WANT TO BE A POLICE OFFICER
Why I Want To Be a Police Officer
Career Choices in Criminal Justice
Dr. Darwin L. Driggers, Ybor Campus
October 11, 2011
Why I Want To Be a Police Officer
For as long as I can remember I have wanted to be a police officer. I’m sure, as a little boy, what first caught my attention were the flashing lights and sirens on the police cars. It could have also been then the facts that police officer were permitted to carry a gun and had the ability to run red lights. This is why as I grew up and played games like cops and robbers, I was always the police officer. During my teenage years, I later joined the police explorer program and really started to learn about police work. That’s when I
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Rather, I have learned from my mistakes and any bad decisions I’ve made over the years and expanding my knowledge of the consequences to bad decision making. This is the point in my life that defined me as an individual. Through experience, I’ve learned the best route is the truthful one, no matter how difficult telling the truth made if for me. After high school I started Jr. College and began majoring in Criminal Justice. But, I did not complete school to obtain my degree. In time, I joined the United States Marine Corps. There they help enhanced my decision making skills, leadership abilities, and helped me grow as a man. After serving on active duty I worked in the corporate world and joined the Marine Corp reserves. It wasn’t until after a few deployments to Iraq I decided to finally get focused on my career in law enforcement by attending the Hillsborough Community College Police Academy and continuing my education there by working on my A.A.S. Degree in Criminal Justice there as well. I do plan on expanding on that by getting a Bachelor’s degree at U.S.F.
I understand that the life of a police officer is spent responding to crimes in progress, patrolling assigned areas to maintain public safety, interviewing witnesses and suspects, apprehending fugitives, collecting evidence, writing reports and providing testimony in court. Police officers usually
Law enforcement is not just about driving around and arresting people, a police officer also dose a lot of stuff behind the scenes. One officer can have multiple different jobs in one department, such as, patrol officer, S.W.A.T/S.O.T, dispatch, K-9 unit, paper work over a case or crime, and multiple other little side jobs. But in the end those little side jobs are
I am auditioning to be an officer because I believe I can make Company a great experience for everyone on it and be a strong leader and representative of Cottonwood Dance. I think that having a strong leader is fundamental to the success of a group. My physics teacher, Ms. Richey, is someone I look up to as a leader; she makes class fun and engages us while still clearly getting the information across. She is also very confident in her abilities and will straight up shut you down (kindly) if you are trying to make up a physics scenario that is not possible. She is so intelligent yet fun that I aspire to be like her when I have to be a leader. I believe I am qualified to be an officer this year because I have had a couple of different
Many of you don’t know what you are going to do when you get older. Police occupations may not have the best pay, but it is a good thing to help out the community and it feels good also. Most people think that all police do is arrest you but they do so much more than you think. They do things that have a big impact on the public and we don’t even recognize it.
“A great cop has to have a servant's heart and approach the work as a profession”(Mohr). A police officer (cop) is someone that protects and serves a community. A cop helps people who might not be able to protect themselves. Also cops make the community a better place to live, and have a family without dealing with scumbags. I've always wanted to protect people and make places more family friendly(Leathers and Mohr).
If you want to get to know me, you should know that I am very humble, ambitious also a very hard worker. The reason behind being the way I am is for the reason that I have always had a strong desire and determination to succeed in everything I do. Therefore, I know that by staying humble in addition to working hard is my main key to being successful. I could be very quiet at times when I feel extremely out of my comfort zone, it is only when first meeting strangers. Once I get comfortable I am very talkative, funny and easy going. I have always been shy when it comes to certain situations, I have grown to be better at it which is a huge advantage. My passions in life would be my family, which always come first. Exercising, which I find it being a stress reliever. The most important to me would be accomplishing everything I set my mind on, my goals for my future are very important. I always like to finish everything I get myself into or just everything I plan on accomplishing.
I want to become a cop because I have always been around cops growing up, I would always skateboard on private property. I was always dealing with cops in not such a good way, but one time I was skating at the bandshell in Clear Lake, IA which is private property. One time a cop drove past and my friend and I knew he was coming for us. My friend and I ran and we made it about two blocks before the cop caught us. The cop then asked what we had and I said a skateboard and he said what kind and I told him. The cop then asked to ride it, after that experience i’ve always wanted to become a cop,
Police officers, in their day to day routine works, engages in prevention of crime and protection of persons and public and private property.
Ever since the age of two, when asked what I would like to be my response was a cop. When asked why, my response was to help people like my father. Regardless, of the sport I was participating in or the activity that captivated my interest; becoming a cop was always my forefront, my goal. I wish I had a police encounter story, where my life was changed and it inspired me to want to be a cop, but this is a drive I was born with.
The reason I picked this topic was because in the future I want to be a police officer for my career since I was a lil kid I always looked up to the job since I think police officers have a great responsibility for serving and protecting neighborhoods, from crime but now a days or since the 80s they been having a bad rep from the people saying they don’t protect they just wanna abuse there power but in reality there just doing there job and if the people don’t like it they shoudnt be calling the police whenever they have a problem since they think they don’t do there job just don’t call them simple as that.
It is with great enthusiasm that submit my application for the position for Police Officer Recruit for the City of Germantown. Moreover, my educational background has prepared me for the role of a Police officer Recruit. In particular, my study of Criminal Justice has given me a solid background so that I can perform as an officer with great integrity. I am eager to contribute my enthusiasm and up-to-date skills to the Germantown Police Department.
It may seem impossible to sum up the daily job description for a police officer. Police officers have to wear many hats during a career. From conducting traffic stops to making a death notification to a next of kin, the job of a police officer comes with many challenges. There is no such thing as routine patrol in law enforcement. Each day an officer may face a new challenge they have not faced before and how they respond and react may be a matter of life or deaf for them or someone else.
In order to become a police officer you must have certain skills. An important ability is to use good judgment and to problem solve. When a police officer is in a predicament, they must be able to think fast and use their judgment. They must be able to multitask and be able to work as a team.
Police officers are officers of the law. They help protect you from danger and try to keep you safe. Police officers are generally charged with the apprehension of criminals and the prevention and detection of crime, and protection and assistance of the general public. In order to become a police officer you have to go through tough training and schooling. But also I might be joining the military, the branch that I’ll be going to is the marines or the army. Both of those are are hard to get in. These careers are both hard mentally and physically and they will test you to see if you are capable to be in that career.
As being a police officer becomes more and more scrutinized by the community and media, it is difficult to find citizens to fill these positions. When a lot of what officers do day to day currently is continuously watched, it makes it hard to please the community and also keep the safety of everyone, so it is evermore excruciating that officers stay safe. With our ever changing world Police Officers have to keep up as well to learn and adapt to how the world works to keep everyone and themselves safe. The Greeley Police Department should provide more extensive training on educating officers to stay safer because it will keep officer safety a priority, understand why they should have body cams and dash cams, and learn to properly deal with mental health patients.
A police officer is a nonmilitary person who is employed by a government agency and has the legal status of a peace officer. A police officers job is to respond to calls, enforce laws, make arrests, issue citations, and occasionally testify in court cases. The job of an officer is not as easy as it seems. Police Officers have one of the most difficult jobs due to the fact that so many people looking up to them as well as there being so many responsibilities that come with these jobs. People are always watching so there is no room for mistakes to be made. When it comes to being a police officer, there are many different issues that they face.