Police Officer Research Paper

What is a typical day on the job like for a police officer? Are their days filled with action? What type of people do they have to deal with? How do they handle certain situations? These are just a few of the questions I had when I decided that I wanted to be a police officer, so I took some time to do some research and get a bit more information that you might also find interesting.
An on duty officer may start their shift at any time of the day. Before they even get ready for duty they make sure that their shoes are shined, their gun is loaded and that their flashlight is operating properly. According to officer Da La Cruz,”most shifts start with a 10-30 minute roll call. The supervisor will assign patrol sectors and radio call numbers following the roll call. The supervisor will also

Also they will brief us on any Be On The Look Out, so that we will know to be looking for things in specific that will lead to us getting further in an investigation.” Once all of this is done, an officer is to inspect their patrol car of all regular and special equipment inside and on the patrol vehicle. After the inspection is completed by the officer, they are to radio in and report to the dispatcher that he/she is “in service” and then the day is officially started. When an officer is “not assigned to a call number which only happens every once in a while, they are generally free to stay within their patrol sector and handle any activity they see as worthy whether it be: traffic violations, stopping any suspicious looking individuals, investigating conditions that don’t look normal and chatting with local residents to any information that may be helpful/useful to the officer,” this