...PROBATION AND PAROLE What are the job functions of a parole officer? A parole officer monitiors the offender to ensure that he is following each condition of release. They may also perform random drug testing, monitor employment history and performance, meet weekly or bimonthly with the offender and his family, and present evidence to the judge in the event a condition is broken. What are the pros and cons of the position? The pros are income, foot in the door, productivity, respect, confidence, healthcare. The cons are lower wages, no future, multiple jobs, limited time for job- hunting. What are their recommendations for entering that field? Prospective parole officers normally receive a high school diploma or G.E.D as the first step toward their career objectives, most government agencies require parole officers to have a bachelor’s degree. Are you interested in this career? Why or why not? Yes I am interested in this career because I want to be a probation or a parole officer one day and that’s why I’m taking criminal justice class. I want to put the bad guys behind bars, so they can learn their lessons and you got some that follow the rules and we got some that don’t but we all got somewhere they will follower the rules at and that is prison or jail. Some probation officers try to look out for some of these hard head boys and girls but they don’t believe nothing until they behind them bars and then they crying like babies… that’s why I teach my kids hardhead leave a...
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...I approach the scene I see a victim with a knife in his chest so, the first thing I would do as a police officer is to check if the victim is alive or decrease, after determining that the victim is decrease and I will also check to make sure there are no threats like the suspect still being at the scene, or any natural hazard. I will secure the crime scene with crime scene tape so no one beside the people who need to be there is there. I will the make a record of all individual present at the scene, talk to the person who found the body and any other witnesses who are there; as well, as remove them away from the crime scene, identify each witness, take notes from each one of them. Afterward, I will look for any points of entry and exit, establish...
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...and Safety Issues of Police Officers in Canada, the United States and Europe: A Review Essay © Jennifer R. L. Parsons June, 2004 2 Introduction Police officers play a pivotal role in North American and European societies. They are involved in many aspects of North American and European life. Officers’ involvement ranges from general, daily, proactive patrol activities to specific criminal activities such as narcotic investigations. Because there is such a wide range of activities involved in police work, there are many health and safety issues surrounding policing as an occupation. Police officers may be exposed to different health and safety risks in their occupation. For example, police officers are at risk of assault and homicide; the dynamics of policing as an occupation creates opportunities for them to experience many psychosocial hazards such as stress, suicide, sexual harassment, and discrimination. It is important that research be completed on the health and safety issues of police officers in order to identify hazards and identify ways to reduce risk. The failure to identify and solve health and safety concerns of officers has potentially serious consequences for the health and well being of officers and their families. These consequences can include depression, divorce, suicide, and disease. Not addressing the health and safety issues associated with policing may also impact the general public. For example, if an officer is stressed or fatigued he/she...
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...the probation officer because the probation officers duties are is that the person don't have to go to jail, but they have to work with a probation officer to protect against new crimes. A probation officer meets with these people periodically, as assigned by the court. The officer gets updates on their activities and addresses any illegal or against the rules of the court behaviors which means they do the most in communication and collaboration. When it comes to police officers and technology during a crime scene that which includes drops of blood, a hammer, shoeprints, and a handprint not much technology is needed. However, new technologies...
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...the requirements for the police officer for the local agency have changed over the years. Forty to fifty years ago, all police officer were strong male, majority white, and only a high school diploma. Not until the 70’s, African American and Hispanic were allowed to be a police officer and even then females were allowed. Today the requirement has changed to become a police officer in the city of Southfield, Michigan there are assortments of requirements that they must pass before they will accept you. The basic requirement before you can be chosen for a police officer; you must meet the all of the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES), which are reading and writing test, physical fitness performance examination, and the psychological examination. The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards is broken down in these sub-categories of age, education, physical fitness and integrity, and citizenship requirement. In the State of Michigan, the minimum age is 18 years old, must have a high school diploma and a background check. For example they will fingerprint you to make sure that you have not committed crimes in different states. You will be require to be a US citizen, no felony records or even an expunged record this include a good moral character or good choice of judgment. Required to have a good driving record and it must be valid in the state you reside in. Second basic requirement is the physical fitness and integrity. You cannot have a mental...
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...Officer Palafox and I started the shift by going over the expectations for the weekend. We discussed the areas which he most needs improvement. They included; • Officer safety • Report writing • Investigative skills Officer Palafox conducted a traffic enforcement stop in the area of Mission Street and East Cavour Street. He transmitted the to stop by the following: “ C255 1186 Mission/ East Cavour”… “vehicle plate”… “Description”, which the description being broadcast after he was already making his approach to the driver. This has been a continuing problem for Officer Palafox. Officer Palafox conducted a traffic enforcement stop at Mission Street and Bepler Street. County Communications did not hear his call sign and asked him to re identify...
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...Many officers see performance evaluations as something negative, and I had heard officers say comments such as: “Dammit man, it’s that time for me to sign that bi-annual eval crap! Sarge got nothing better to do but ding us on stupid things, he is never on the front lines with us and always hiding behind his desk!” Comments like that are said amongst officers for several reasons: (1) immediate supervisors copy and paste evaluations scores from previous ratings (too lazy to re-evaluate the officers); (2) below average scores are given to rookie officers because of presumptions they are naïve and don’t know how to police like the seasoned officers; (3) bias against a particular race of officers. I see a lot of flaws in my previous supervisors...
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...While serving as a noncommissioned officer in the United States Army, I was assigned to the S3 Planning & Operations Section for an intelligence battalion. My regularly assigned responsibility was being the Assistant Battalion Training Noncommissioned Officer. However, my duties included the gathering of intelligence from the field, communicating vital information to my superiors, and working within a Tactical Operations Center (TOC) environment. A TOC is a where the commander of a unit can obtain and disseminate vital, real-time intelligence and information. This environment honed my relative competencies and prepared me for my future exploits working in an Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Also, during my tenure as a soldier, I was assigned...
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...As a Peace Officers (police officers) myself, I recognize how hard it is to come forward and speak the truth on any violation of the police department code of conduct and the police department standard operating procedures (SOPs). Violating of the department code of conduct and standard operating procedures can come in some form of discipline or dismissal from the department. Reading the scenario of these officers and supervisors action of violating the department code of conduct and standard operating procedures does make the department seen untruthful and dishonored toward the public citizen we swear to protect. The officers who noticed the commander and chief of the department follow the department standard of operating procedures by noticed their immediate supervisor which is first the Sergeant and second the Lieutenant of their watch. If the officers felt like there where no action of discipline taking, if there was a cover-up to protect the officers or...
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...I am the Lead Supervisor of Correctional Officers I and II by making general inspections to see that rules and regulations are being served, and that institutional programs are being carried out in a satisfactory manner. I was selected through my ability to research and interpret policies, procedures and regulatory guidance for the application of the "Big Picture". This coupled with my knowledge of management programs, training, and ability to identify and resolve problems I accomplish the following: Oversee sub-units in the facility performing work in specific areas, such as: compliance monitoring, security, commissary, living units, etc. I am the responsible Officer for the operation of the institution on a particular shift when administrative...
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...Police Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Courteous Every member of the Police Force is a guardian and servant of the public. He or she is there to help and protect members of the general public and treat all persons with unfailing patience and courtesy, regardless of their social position, and answer all their questions with civility, no matter how trivial that they may seem to be. Saying good morning, thank you, please, would you mind, excuse me, I beg your pardon, cost nothing but leaves a positive and professional impression on the public. Tact The approach of a police officer has a great effect on the attitude of the public. That is why the use of tact and persuasion instead of force is encouraged. You will find that members of the public will comply with direction more willingly when they understand the situation or the event that took place. Insisting on the right of your authority instead of using tact will run you in the risk of having your authority challenged. Confidence It is very important that you have confidence in yourself and know exactly what you intend to do. A true knowledge and understating of your powers is needed. As long as you use your powers properly and fairly, you will have no fear of any consequences. Always make sure that you understand your orders properly before performing your duties. If you do not understand, you cannot expect to direct the public properly. Temper ...
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...the topic as we will be discussing the selection process of various levels of police such as local, state or federal officer and also we will include the various training programs through which the officers of each level goes before they are employed as officer. So as we are aware of the fact that police officers play most important role in maintaining disciplines and also they are the one who are most reliable for fighting with various types of crimes and criminals. So as it is very clear that the job of a police officer is a very hard one because they do face very tough problems while doing their job, so this is the reason why police officers do need to go through a very tough training and also various selection processes so that they do not face any difficulty while handling various criminals and therefore can perform their job very well. As there are certain levels of police officers like local, state and federal police officers and also of them go through various training programs before they are appointed as police officers. So let us discuss the selection process of a local, state, federal police officer, there are some requirements which are checked in the selection process. These are:- 1) Health- It is very important to know the physical and mental condition of a officer before selecting because it is very important to make sure that police officer is of sound mind and is also physically very strong to handle any bad situations. 2) Integrity / Conduct - It means...
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...Immediately following graduation, I would emphasize the importance of keeping themselves fit psychologically, physically, and emotionally, I would highly recommend that each officer watch real videos of tragic occurrences that officers face with the ultimatum being death. Without raining on their parade, I know how it feels to put the uniform on for the first time and the feeling of immortality, but the reality is that Hollywood portrays the profession as a fast-paced and interesting job with many challenges, and it is (Doerner, 2016). However, the challenges faced by police officers vary from time to time and changes like the weather. Hollywood can illustrate the dramatic crime scenes but cannot portray the impact it has on a police officer...
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...In the media, you always hear about law enforcement officer taking advantage of their positions. I was certainly curious to ask Mrs. Sacaza about this matter. When asked if there was ever a time she used her job title to her advantage she said “I did it all the time when it came to getting discounts that came with being an officer and if I was pulled over.” I then asked if she witnessed another officer using his/her title to their advantage, such as using sirens to run red lights. There was a long pause before she answered, but she finally said “I have seen officer do that but I never did it.” She then went on to say “I always saw my colleagues pulling over females to give their numbers.” I was very to see if she would admit using the system for her personal us. It was a question I already knew that answer to because her daughter was one of my best friends. I asked the question and she immediately began laughing, she explained that once her daughter dated a guy that seemed shady, and she used the system to look him up. She also admits that she uses they system to profile anyone that seem shady in her personal life....
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...history of the Noncommissioned Officer. A history that is full of discipline, gallantry, honor, selfless service, and heroism. Post-Revolutionary War, the duties and responsibilities of a noncommissioned officer had very little standardization which was soon to change. In 1778, during the winter at Valley Forge standardization was about to be met with the publication of Inspector General Friedrich Von Steuben’s Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States (printed 1779). Referred to as the Blue Book, it outlined the duties and responsibilities of noncommissioned officers At the time the Blue Book outlined the five separate ranks of noncommissioned...
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