WHYIWANTTOBEAPOLICEOFFICER
WhyIWantToBeaPoliceOfficer
CareerChoicesinCriminalJustice
Dr.DarwinL.Driggers,YborCampus
October11,2011
WhyIWantToBeaPoliceOfficer
ForaslongasIcanrememberIhavewantedtobeapoliceofficerI'msure,asalittleboy,whatfirst caughtmyattentionweretheflashinglightsandsirensonthepolicecars.Itcouldhavealsobeen thenthefactsthatpoliceofficerwerepermittedtocarryagunandhadtheabilitytorunredlights. ThisiswhyasIgrewupandplayedgameslikecopsandrobbers,Iwasalwaysthepoliceofficer. Duringmyteenageyears,Ilaterjoinedthepoliceexplorerprogramandreallystartedtolearnabout policeworkThat'swhenIshowmorecontent
Rather,IhavelearnedfrommymistakesandanybaddecisionsI'vemadeovertheyearsand expandingmyknowledgeoftheconsequencestobaddecisionmaking.Thisisthepointinmylife thatdefinedmeasanindividual.Throughexperience,I'velearnedthebestrouteisthetruthfulone, nomatterhowdifficulttellingthetruthmadeifforme.AfterhighschoolIstartedJr.Collegeand beganmajoringinCriminalJusticeBut,IdidnotcompleteschooltoobtainmydegreeIntime,I joinedtheUnitedStatesMarineCorps.Theretheyhelpenhancedmydecisionmakingskills, leadershipabilities,andhelpedmegrowasaman.AfterservingonactivedutyIworkedinthe corporateworldandjoinedtheMarineCorpreservesItwasn'tuntilafterafewdeploymentstoIraq IdecidedtofinallygetfocusedonmycareerinlawenforcementbyattendingtheHillsborough CommunityCollegePoliceAcademyandcontinuingmyeducationtherebyworkingonmyA.A.S. DegreeinCriminalJusticethereaswell.IdoplanonexpandingonthatbygettingaBachelor's degreeatU.S.F.
Iunderstandthatthelifeofapoliceofficerisspentrespondingtocrimesinprogress,patrolling assignedareastomaintainpublicsafety,interviewingwitnessesandsuspects,apprehending fugitives,collectingevidence,writingreportsandprovidingtestimonyincourt.Policeofficers usually
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PolicePersonalityPaper
Workinginlawenforcementcanbringinalltypesofcharacteristics.Fromarookietoaveteran thereareattitudechangesanddifferentwaysthingsarelookedat.Somethingthatdoesn'tchangeor atleastshouldn'tchangeisthepolicepersonality.Thispaperwilltakealookatthepolice personalitiesandhowithaseffectsonotherpartsofthepolicelikethesubculture.Policeagreethat allpoliceshouldsharesimilarpersonalitieslikebeingauthoritarian,honorable,loyal,conservative, hostile,prejudiced,cynical,individualistic,secret,dogmatic,insecure,suspicious,andefficient (Schmalleger,2013).TheseareallcharacteristicsthatpoliceveteransandSkolnickthinkpolice shouldhaveYouaskyourselfwhythesearesoimportantanditcomesdowntosurvivalorbeing stable.Thesepersonalitieswouldalsobecountedasmusthavesinarrestsandinterrogations. Somethingthatgetsinthewayalotare"personalCharacteristics"whichmeansthatyoumayacta certainwaytowardsacitizenbecauseofhowanotheronemayhavetreatedyou.showmore content...
Thosewhohavethesamebeliefsorpersonalitieswillmostlikelyhangouttogetherandcreatetheir subculturewithinthejusticesystem.Expertssaythatsubculturesarenotlikelytochangefrom withinbecausetheofficersinithavethesamebeliefsandmorals.Whatexpertssaycanchangethis isoutsideforce.Investigationsoncorruptionandnewpracticesarelistedpressuresthatcould changeapolicesubculture(Schmalleger,2013).Anythingthatcandirectlyaffectagroupofpeople canmanytimeshaveanimpactonthewaythatgroupactsorbehavesIthinkasubculturecould alsochangeifthewrongpersoncomesin.Abadapplecouldruineverything,butatthesametimea badapplewillmostlikelybewithmorebadapples.Apersonalitycouldchangealotbyitselfsoit's alwaysgoodtofigureoutapersonandtrynottogetthatbad
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TheRoleofPolice.Peopledependonpoliceofficersanddetectivestoprotecttheirlivesand property.Lawenforcementofficers,someofwhomareStateorFederalspecialagentsorinspectors, performthesedutiesinavarietyofways,dependingonthesizeandtypeoftheirorganization.In mostjurisdictions,theyareexpectedtoexerciseauthoritywhennecessary,whetheronoroffduty. Policeofficershavegenerallawenforcementduties,includingmaintainingregularpatrolsand respondingtocallsforservice.Theymaydirecttrafficatthesceneofanaccident,investigatea burglary,orgivefirstaidtoanaccidentvictim.Inlargepolicedepartments,officersusuallyare assignedtoaspecifictypeofdutyManyurbanshowmorecontent
Thatofficerisstillupholdingthelawandenforcingitbywarningthedriverandlettinghimknow whathedidwaswrong.However,thetypicalday–to–dayexecutionoflawtendstorunmore towardscontrollingsituationswherethepubliccomesintodisagreement.Whetherbreakingupa domesticdisturbance,aloudparty,oratrafficjam,theroleofPolicedoesnotgenerallyhavemuch todowithenforcingthelawasmuchastosmoothoutanyissuesandhavethembedealtwithin court.Becauseofthis,itcanbesaidthattheactual,practicalroleofPoliceinsocietyistoactas expedientmediators.Notonlyshouldanofficerenforcesthelawsheshouldalsobeafollowerof them.Itisnotwithintheroleofapoliceofficertobeacriminal.Everyonemakesmistakessure,but anofficerthatbreaksmoreseriouslawsuchasdoingdrugs,stealing,orassaultingsomeone becomesahypocriteandgivesabadnametootherofficersAlso,partofenforcingthelawis leadingbyexampleandbeingagoodmodelforotherstolookatandcopy.Approximatelyonly10 to20percentofcallsmadetothepoliceinvolveasituationthatneedsimmediateenforcingoflaws. Thesearetheburglariesinprogress,thefights,andotherthingsthatusuallyleadtotheofficer havingtomakeanarrest.(Schmalleger,110)Policearesometimeslimitedintheirresourcesanddo nothave
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PolicemanoftheWorldEssay
Assignment2.2:PolicemanoftheWorldFinalPape HIS105–ContemporaryU.S.History
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SincegainingindependencefromtheBritishin1776,theUnitedStatesforeignpolicyovertheyears hasgonefromexpansionisttoisolationismtodefendingdemocracy.Withtheresponsibilityof defendingdemocraticrightsforthosewhocannotdefendthemselves,theUnitedStatesinmy opinionhastakenontheroleof"policemanoftheworld"Thisrolebecamemoreevidentwiththe useofU.S.militaryforceininternationalincidentslikeU.S.interventioninthe2011LibyanCivil WartooustLibyanleaderMuammarGaddafi,andU.S.involvementinthe2011YemeniCivilWar protestingtheleadershipofYemenishowmorecontent
Thesebusinessmensawthepotentialoffurthereconomicexpansionbyhavingaccesstooverseas marketsandmaterials
Threeinternationalincidentsfromthepastfiveyearsthatcanbetracedbacktoaforeignpolicy createdaftertheCivilWarareVietnam,Somalia,andIraq.TheVietnamWarbeganin1955and wasfoughtbetweencommunistNorthVietnamandSouthVietnam.TheregimeofNorthVietnam anditsalliesknownastheVietCongweresupportedbytheRussiangovernmentwhileSouth Vietnam'sprimaryallywastheUnitedStates
In1991thePresidentofSomaliaMohamedSiadBarrewasoverthrownandthisledtothebeginning ofacivilwar.Duringthistimevariousmilitiasviedforcontrolofthecountry.Thismarkedaperiod ofintenseviolenceandfightingwhicheventuallyrequiredbothUnitedNationsPeacekeepingforces andU.S.militaryinvolvement.
TheIraqiwarof2003startedafterIraqclaimedtopossessweaponsofmassdestruction.Underthe dictatorshipofSaddamHussein,somesegmentsoftheIraqipopulationprosperedwhileotherswere threatenedwithviolence,tortured,andkilled.UnderSaddamHussein'sregime,Iraqdeveloped chemicalweaponsthatwereusedagainstitsenemiesandevenitsownpeople
Threedrivingforcesthatfueledinternationalpolicydecisionsinvolvingtheinternationalincidents withVietnam,Somalia,andIraqwerecontaining
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