Police Officer Interview Paper

I interviewed Sergeant John Keefer, at the Borough of Ambler Police department. Sgt. Keefer’s responsibilities as a sergeant in the department is to plan, prioritize, assign, supervise, and review the work from local law enforcement staff. He mentioned they are involved in traffic and field patrol, investigations, crime prevention, community relations, and related services, and activities; supervise staff in dispatch, records, and property and evidence room as assigned. The first part of the questions asked was about the qualification becoming a police officer. Townships, and cities do have different requirements and qualifications, some high school graduates, and police academy graduates, but many are now requiring some sort of college education, or an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree. The skills needed for the positions as a police officer are, being physical, communication skills, social skills, and adjusting being under pressure. One of the first impressions of new recruits is being nervous for those who are college graduates, those who graduated from the police academy know how to be prepared in any situation.
While the police force are in duty patrolling the streets, some of the things they need to deal with is having patients, keeping up with their schedules and shifts, working during holidays, eating healthy, having a good sense and sound judgment in real matters, and be physically in shape for the job. In additional to the challenges are the weaknesses one might face. One has to be prepared during his/her shift, while working though sickness, and climates in any environment. The common rules for many officers is having correct reports, and putting themselves to a higher standers. Despite the fact that the greatest strengths working in the police force are investigating skills, motivating others, and taking care of the