Why I Want To Become A Police Officer Essay

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    you think police officer should have? Asking a potential police officer about their mindset on what an officer’s values are vital. This particular question seeks the motivation on why a person would want to be a police officer. They should understand that they have a responsibility to serve the public and to work towards the mission and goals of the police department they are serving. There are expectations from the public that police officers follow and abide by these values. 2. Why do you decide

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    That is exactly what a police officer is there to do. A police officer is the person that someone calls when they are in distressful situations they are not capable of handling. Police officers then respond and deal with the citizen’s problem. Police officers have numerous amounts of duties. They also have to serve and protect the public from criminals. I recognize myself to be observant, generous and protective person, the career path I have chosen is a police officer. I plan on going to a two year

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    morning. It’s the first day of the academy and an officer already yelling at you saying “ Who told you you could be a cop?”. Heart beats fast from being nervous and not knowing to expect next. These people have chosen to put their life at risk; but say it’s a worthy cost because they say “we protect, we serve”. When I was a high schooler, I always wanted to help the community. I wanted to be more than a volunteer for the communities, I wanted a job that I could prevent crimes and help to make a difference

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    the area you are interested in or different areas? I had a couple questions referring back to the career I want to pursue. I want to know if I can be a police officer and a probation officer during the same time? I also want to know where would a probation officer recommend me to go to school at once I transfer out of CCC? What is a typical day for a probation officer? Do they enjoy being a probation officer? Why or why not? How can a person become an FBI agent? What are the steps a college student

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    did I get myself into. These people have chosen to put their own life at risk; but some say it’s a worthy cost because they say “we protect, we serve”. When I was a high schooler, I always wanted to help the community, I wanted to be more than a volunteer for the communities. I wanted a job that I could prevent crimes and help in making a difference. “ we thought we could change the world, we are the protector of the peace. We define the odds and criticisms..” This is what a police officer saying

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    to the law dictionary, police brutality is the use of excessive and/or unnecessary force by police when dealing with civilians. This definition is extremely simplistic when we look at what is going on in the world today. We have seen children be murdered by a police officer, young men taken from their families because of a misunderstanding, and the worst thing about all of this, is it stems from an abuse of power along with stereotyping and racism. The job of a police officer is to protect and serve

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    Why Police Officers Should Attend College For the most part, people really don’t take into affect the little amount of training a police officer has for such an important role on our society. The reason for this is that most people are under the impression that police officers are smart, law-abiding citizens. For some people however, getting into contact with police may be a very huge deal. There are thousands of people locked up in jails right now for crimes they didn’t commit. Researches calculated

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    I am a criminal justice and sociology student as well as a mathematics student. I am passionate about Criminal Justice since my dream is to become a police officer. I was born in California but was raised in Chicago. Since a young age, I always wanted to become a police officer. I grew up in a single-parent household with my mom. My father left when I was about two years old, I can’t remember what he looks like or recall his name without looking it up. Growing up without a father figure brought many

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    Essay On Police Officer

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    What is a police officer.A police officer is someone who enforces the law and makes sure people follow it.For my essay I decide that for my research project I wanted to choose something in law enforcement,because I am really interseted in being a police officer because it looks like a cool and interesting job..I was not sure if I wanted to be a police officer or a detective or something else but when i looked into it more I decided that it was the right thing for me.I thought that it was the right

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    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

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