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    Expectations of a First-Line Supervisor in a Law Enforcement Agency By Daniel Parra Supervision in the Criminal Justice Field Professor Chavez May 15, 2013 Abstract The first-line supervisor in law enforcement is commonly referred to as a Sergeant. These positions are of great importance to a law enforcement agency. There are many pros and cons to becoming a first-line supervisor. These positions are tasked with the expectation of maintaining a level of balance within the patrol ranks

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    Society can put unrealistic expectations of reality into individuals from a very young age. As soon as a child can begin to comprehend what is going on around them, they are shown movies of perfect society’s and perfect marriage. So, as they grow older, this is what they expect life to be like. Then, when they finally reach a certain age they begin to wonder why life isn’t going the way they thought it was going to go. The picture that the media and movies portray of life and how one is supposed

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    The most important realization that an individual can have in their life is that no clear way defines the path to success. Some people try to imitate others’ success or follow the expectation of society, but they keep experiencing negative emotions in the process and ultimately realize that it is not the success they want. While some people attempt to figure out their own way toward success, but still lost their way halfway through because they forget to consider their weakness and strength before

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    Just because that model has over seven million followers doesn't make you any less of the woman than she is. Jennifer Strickland, a former runway model, has powerful and life changing programs. These programs teach students about the unrealistic expectations the fashion industry places on body image. She gives insight about the ways media influences can damage teens’ self image and body image (Just Say Yes). If people you're following are affecting the way you feel about yourself, unfollowing those

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    from previous years during the process. As our knowledge grows our expectation of their knowledge will grow too, we will expect them to learn and know more by the time they have gotten out of school adding more and more pressure onto them. The information provided here will be relayed with the facts about education, growing responsibilities overall, and ways to fix these things. As our knowledge has increased so has our expectation in length of education. It wasn’t long ago that people could get a

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    the administration distributing the internship sites too much of a headache so I accepted the internship. I have met my supervisor. I honestly like my supervisor so far. She seems very nice and excited to work with me. Expectations I have a respectable amount of expectations of my supervisor. Foremost, I expect my supervisor to be comfortable and confident in counseling. I would expect my supervisor to have their own style of counseling; however, I feel it would also be beneficial if my supervisor

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    “Illusion is an anodyne, bred by the gap between wish and reality” said by Herman Wouk. Many times in life, people set unrealistic expectations for themselves or for other people. This is not a very wise thing to do because people often feel disappointed and embarrassed for getting their hopes up so high. In James Joyce’s short story “Araby” he uses the voice of a young boy as a narrator and describes his childhood growing up in Dublin. Joyce concentrates on description of character’s feeling rather

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    Part A. Comtex Information Systems Development Case Study Comtex is an office equipment supplier that employs over 60 people. Like almost any other company Comtex depends on systems to record everything and invested in 3 new information systems in order to increase efficiency within the organization. All new systems were operational systems and were as follows: • Automated invoices: to send invoices and get cash quicker • Email system: to improve communication within employees • Customer Database:

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    The thrill and excitement created in fairy tales are ideal for entertaining young children. Important life lessons may seem subtle in fairy tales, but if one pays attention closely, there are obvious messages a story is communicating to the reader. In the article “Fairy Tales and Modern Stories” by Bruno Bettelheim, Bettelheim provides a series of examples of the effect fairy tales have on a reader. The sole effect a fairy tale has on a reader is based upon which story is read and the challenges

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    3.2.1 Assurance Assurance refers to the data and courtesy of staff and their ability to convey trust and confidence together with competency, courtesy, believability and security. a. competency suggests that possession of the desired skills and data to perform the services. It involves data and talent of the contact personnel, data and talent of operational support personnel, analysis capability of the organization. b. Courtesy involves politeness, respect, thought, and friendliness of contact

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