How_to_Become_a_Police_Officer

TRAINEE xxx 10/30/07 BASIC ACADEMY 24 BASIC ACADEMY ASSIGNMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER YOU WILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE AND PREPARE YOUR SELF THROUGH OUT YOUR CAREER. ONE UNQUIE ASPECT OF BEING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT IS THAT EVERYDAY IS DIFFERENT AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, SO KEEPING YOUR SELF EDUCATED AND PREPARED FOR ANY SITUATION IS WHAT WILL KEEP YOU SAFE. WHEN I DECIDED TO BECOME A POLICE OFFICER, I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN PREPARING MY SELF FOR A CAREER THAT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THEN ANY OTHER CAREER. I HAVE KEPT MY SELF IN GOOD SHAPE BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. I CONSISTANTLY RUN AND WEIGHT TRAIN. I HAVE ALSO CHANGED MY DIET, KNOWING THAT AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER YOU WORK TEN HOUR SHIFTS OR LONGER. TO KEEP AWAKE AND ALERT YOU NEED TO HAVE A HEALTHY BALANCE OF FOODS. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED WHAT A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER’S DUTIES CAN ENTITLE AND WHAT DIFFERENT CAREER PATHS YOU CAN GO DOWN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. I HAVE ALSO LOOKED INTO DIFFERENT CITIES AND COMMUNITIES THAT ID BE INTERESTED IN WORKING. I DO NOT WANT TO PUT IN HUNDREDS OF APPLICATIONS; I WANT TO FIND COMMUNITIES THAT I WOULD ENJOY WORKING AT OR THAT NEED POLICE OFFICERS. THOUGH I FEEL WELL PREPARED TO START A CAREER AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, THERE IS SO MUCH MORE FOR ME TO LEARN AND IN THIS CAREER YOU NEVER STOP LEARNING. WHAT QUALITIES DO I NEED TO WORK ON, BEFORE I BECOME A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER' I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH QUALITIES I BELIEVE I HAVE, BUT THAT CAN ALWAYS USE IMPROVEMENT, BECAUSE THEY ARE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. PATIENCE, THOUGH I CONSIDER MY SELF A PATIENT PERSON, THE THINGS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE TO DEAL WITH ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THEN ANYTHING I HAVE SEEN. SO I BELIEVE THAT I COULD WORK ON MY PATIENCE AND REALIZE THAT I AM GOING TO BE DEALING WITH EVERY KIND OF PERSON AND EVERY KIND OF STRANGE SITUATION. THINGS WILL NOT ALWAYS GO THE WAY YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO, AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, AND YOU HAVE TO BE PATIENT AND REASSESS THE SITUATION AS IT CHANGES. LEADERSHIP ROLE, SOMETIMES IT’S HARD TO STEP UP AND TAKE CHARGE OF A SITUATION. THIS IS SOMETHING I DEFINTELY NEED TO WORK ON. I NEED TO LEARN TO TAKE CONTROL OF EVERY SITUATION IM IN AND NOT LET THE SITUATION TAKE CONTROL OF ME. I ALSO NEED TO LEARN TO COMMUNICATE EFFICTIVELY AND EFFCIENTLY TO OTHERS. AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OTHERS COME TO YOU FOR HELP AND YOU NEED TO STAND STRONG AND BE CONFIDENT IN YOUR SELF, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NEED TO BE TRUE LEADERS. WRITING SKILLS/COMMUNICATION, THOUGH THERE IS A LOT OF HANDS ON WORK AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, THERE IS AN EVEN AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE. REPORTS NEED TO BE WRITTEN AND SITUATIONS EXPLAINED. SOMETIMES WHAT YOU WRITE IN THE REPORTS WILL BE USED IN TRIALS OR USED BY OTHER OFFICERS. SO WHEN YOU WRITE A REPORT YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION, YOU NEED TO EXPLAIN THE ENTIRE SITUATION, BUT STILL KEEP IT SHORT. THIS IS A SKILL I NEED TO LEARN, I NEED TO LEARN TO EFFICTIVELY COMMUNICATE THROUGH WRITING. THE FIRST STEP TO BECOMING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS THE REALIZTION THAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF DETERMINATION AND DEDICATION. IT IS NOT AN EASY JOB, THEREFORE IT IS NOT AN EASY JOB TO ATTAIN, AND IT TAKES WORK. I NEED TO WORK ON THE QUALITIES/SKILLS THAT I SPOKE OF. I NEED TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE MY SELF ABOUT WHAT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NEED TO DO. I ALSO NEED TO LIVE LIKE A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER EVEN IF I AM NOT SWORN ON YET OR IF I AM OFF DUTY. PEOPLE LOOK AT ME AS A ROLE MODEL AND I NEED TO REALIZE THAT I AM IN A POSTION OF POWER. I NEED TO BE THE BEST CITIZEN I CAN BE AND LIVE A CLEAN AND LAW ABIDDING LIFE STYLE. ONCE I GRADUATE FROM THE ACADEMY I PLAN ON RESEARCHING DIFFERENT COMMUNTIES/CITIES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO WORK AT AND JUST BEGIN APPLYING. I WILL ALSO VISIT THOSE CITIES AND SEE IF THERES COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPURTUNITIES THAT I CAN INVOLVE MY SELF IN. I WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP MY SELF IN GOOD SHAPE AND CONTINUE TO EDUCATE MY SELF. THOUGH BECOMING A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TASK, I KNOW I CAN DO IT AND I CAN NOT WAIT TO HELP SERVE MY COMMUNTIE AND COUNTRY.