Why I Want To Become A Police Officer Essay

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    you may want to pursue it is essential to inquire information from individuals who are working in that field of interest. In my case I decided to interview a longtime friend and active police officer in my hometown community. Officer Delancy from the Stuart Police Department located in Martin County, Florida. Officer Delancy has been a patrol officer for the last over twelve years and counting. As I talked with officer Delancy one question I asked him was why did he want to become an officer of the

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    Police Officer Quotas

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    speeding happens to many Americans every day, but one may not know that there exists a secret police system operating in the background that demand these tickets, masked under mollified euphemisms to appear gentle. Quotas, and the synonyms that follow it, determine a number of arrests and citations a police officer needs to make. However, quotas impose necessities where it’s not needed, causing police officers to create false violations in order to meet their quantities by seeking

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    Some necessary requirements that would be important to be important to be a police officer are attending police academy and dealing with the public. Both are important part in the process of becoming a police officer but field training has more practical, useful and hands on training. Which would be more crucial especially with the media now days and so many eyes on you, you would have to have the illusion of perfect. Befor you would even be able to start your training you would have to be at least

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    I’m applying for the Indiana State Police internship solely because I want to learn more about policing and get a realistic feel about my possible future career. I’m currently studying Criminal Justice at the University of Southern Indiana and I’m also a Volunteer Firefighter at Perry Township Fire Dept. With me currently being a junior in college, I feel that I should know which career path I’m going towards. I’m stuck between wanting to be a Police Officer and wanting to be a career Firefighter

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    Militarization of Police force: It 's not the polices fault Would you like people constantly telling you how to do your job? A police officer deals with this on a daily basis. If you look at doctors or nurses, people would never tell them how to do their job, but it seems to be different for law enforcement. Police officers aren 't called to the scene during the happy moments in one 's life, they are called upon when people are at the lowest. Matthew Harwood stated that "militarization of police have been

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    The Importance Of Police

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    Nowadays, police play a significant role in the society. They are important because they help us maintain order, ensure peace and tranquility, prevent crimes, and etc. However, a study from Pew Research Center suggested that there were only “about one-third (36%) of the public says they have a lot of confidence in their police department” in America (Morin, 2016). I think some of the reasons why people lack confidence on police is because they often heard and witnessed police officers abuse their

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    Police Brutality (Criminal Officers) In our times, the police have become the criminals. Some police are using their power to do bad things, and society has come to fear the police. The law enforcement system needs change. The courts have failed the police, and the police have turned to other means of justice. We must stop the corruption in the police force. The family of the people who is being killed is being hurt more than anything. I have respect for the police and the job they do. Policemen

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    through becoming a Military Police Officer I have been a child of an active duty marine my entire life. I have grown up military, living on a military base, attending school with other military children, all things military. The criminal justice field that I have selected for this project is a Military Police Officer, as we call it on base and MP. I believe that is the best form of police officer to be; no offense to civilian police officers. By being a Military Police Office one is able to serve

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    Police Brutality: Why? Throughout history, there has been very few careers that require such a high degree of an ethical standard such as the one required for law enforcement. There is, however, a multitude of careers that require the dedication and heart such as required for a police member. Where this dedication and heart differs relies solely on the difference in the job. Officers are required to be aware of their surroundings nearly all the time as if something were to happen they would be required

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    Police Officers Police Officers serve and protect the citizens in their community but are seen as criminals who get away with everything. We have disesteemed their true character behind their badge. Because we are only exposed to the wrongdoing of the officer. We all see them as the killers, pigs, the people who eat donuts all day. We only assume their bad character due to their split second decision but we don't see the braveness and the risk taking of the officer. If a police officer stops a different

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