My career with the New York Police Department has spanned thirty years and has been met with both personal and professional achievements. Coming from a long line of civil servants‚ joining the NYPD was a natural progression. However‚ I strove to do something no other family member had done before‚ achieve a supervisory role. After scoring in the top one percentile on my Sergeant’s examination and with three years in rank‚ I was promoted to the rank of Sergeant at the age of 23. Overcoming the
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With so much fire going towards the police department about corrupt or crooked police officers what is the true definition of a corrupt officer? Well‚ a corrupt officer is a police officer that is going against the law for personal gain‚ such as‚ taking drugs for themselves and selling back into the community‚ taking bribes from crime lords and going after people who caused them grief in high school. The dictionary definition of a corrupt is‚ “cause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal
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job of making drivers feel more relaxed. Since being promoted‚ most of my work consists of doing paperwork and making sure everyone else is doing what they are supposed to. Sometimes I miss being on the front lines. Growing up‚ I wanted to be a police officer because I felt my skills would be very useful in that position. Due to the dangers of the position‚ my wife had her worries and I just sort of drifted away from that. Sometimes I still think of what might have been. Would I have been
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Processing Juveniles “Contact with a police officer often is a young person’s introduction to the juvenile justice system.” (Bolden-Barrett‚ n.d.) Whenever this occurs‚ there are potentially two outcomes‚ the police officer either sends a summons to a juvenile justice system pertaining to the offense/s of the juvenile or they choose to throw out the case. “Law enforcement’s role with youthful offenders‚ boys and girls under 18‚ is particularly challenging because federal law protects young people
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2nd draft‚ Ms.Tidarat K. (Jel) 563050570-1 How can alternative sources of energy be harnessed effectively? Our modern life today needs energy. World energy demand is more than available energy sources. Fossil fuels are running out every time it is used. So we need to provide new energy that can be harnessed instead of fossil fuel for today and tomorrow. Alternative energy This problem can be solved by LCOE‚ national grid‚ and new technologies like Crystal Solar and optimizing battery storage.
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rules‚ and sayings that will explain why police officers should work hard to enhance police-community programs. First‚ according to Davis’s Dictum‚ community problems that go away by themselves come back by themselves (Dickson‚ 1980). Hence‚ in order to effectively manage crime‚ the root causes of crime need to be addressed. Second‚ according to Wolf’s Law‚ a police officer does not get a second chance to make a first impression. Thus‚ police officers should always put forth their best efforts
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Juvenile Delinquent Gangs As a kid I could remember walking to school every day. While on the way to school there was always a group of kids sanding outside of the school walking away. These kids dressed differently and they all whore the same type of clothes. It wasn’t until years later that I was told to stay away from them because they were gangsters. They were gangsters that caused problems to the community. These gangsters would go up to kids and try and jump them into their gang. For
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How Necessary are Body Cameras to Police Officers? Body cameras will catch all misconduct‚ either from a civilian or a police officer on camera and will be used in an investigation if need be. Police departments got the idea to use body cameras because of the recent complaining of civilians over‚ said to be police misconduct. When police officers wear their body cameras‚ police misconduct decreases due to the fact that they will have video proof of the encounter and will be prosecuted if that is
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grown kids living on their own and two kids who still live at home. Since 1981‚ I have been a part of my family’s business and have managed many employees‚ one being our manager for over 27 years. In the 29 years I have been in law enforcement‚ I can honestly say it has not been for the money‚ but for my love of serving my community and the job. I want to be a Staff Sergeant at the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office because I am ready to accept a new challenge in my career. Being a Staff Sergeant
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Can the public take another incident like the Michael Brown shooting? Of course not! So how about we get body cameras for when the police are on duty. Police officers should wear body cameras‚ when they’re on duty. They need body cameras because it will be less drama with the public‚ and will have proof about the truth. ___________________________________________ Having the police wear the body cameras will improve their behavior with the public and the police officers. Equipping police with body
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