SAMPLE ESSAY ON "A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A POLICE".
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The day starts out with roll call, twelve minutes before our actual shift start time. Most days are full of typical calls for service. We refer to dispatched calls as “hitches.” We either get immediately dispatched to calls or we begin to patrol until we are dispatched to a call for service or hitch. It is up to the individual officer whether to make lots of traffic stops or stop in at local businesses and say “hello.” Being visible by patrolling areas which are more plagued by crime can, of course, help deter crime in those areas.
We focus our patrols on our squad zones that we are assigned to and the hot spot areas where most crime occurs. We are typically dispatched to a variety of calls, and you never know what will be next or how it will turn out. This is where officer awareness and safety are essential. For example, we could be dispatched to a bank robbery, with an actively armed gunmen on scene or fleeing, or we could go to a family dispute where there is an argument over who owns certain personal possessions. We always treat each call with the same type of awareness, since even the family trouble calls can lead to a physical altercation with officers or even an armed subject. We also respond to many calls from mentally unstable and ill people, many of whom are just not taking their medications. But even these cases can be extremely volatile, since you need to be very aware of how you say something. What people don’t realize is that we also go to calls for people who can’t take care of themselves and must be “chaptered.” Being chaptered means having an emergency detention placed on you, and then being taken to a hospital to conduct a full mental health evaluation and provide mental health medications. This is only done in rare circumstances since it is very serious, as someone’s rights are being deprived. Being able to talk to people is one of an officer’s most important tools; it can de-escalate a tense situation and has prevented many fights and altercations.
The day doesn’t end until the hitch you are on is completed, so you never know when you will get off work. One important thing to know about officers is that they approach every vehicle as potentially having someone who may jump out with a gun. It is always best to prepare for the worst and not be taken off guard. Police are sometimes killed in volatile situations like this, and preparing for them is part of our training. Once you meet the good citizen, then you can see right away what type of person he/she is.
This is one of those few jobs where, day to day, you don’t know what can happen. A great example of this is when I first hit the streets. During my third week on the job, I responded to an armed robbery and a possible home invasion with three subjects who were armed with handguns. Upon responding to the scene with my field training officer, another officer had pushed his emergency button on his police radio. All I heard was, “I’m in pursuit, three black male subjects running eastbound between the houses.” My partner and I had just arrived in the area and observed the three subjects running toward us. We jumped out of our squad, drew our guns, and began to run toward them. My partner ran onto the sidewalk as I ran in the street so we could contain them. While doing this, we yelled, “Stop Police!” and encountered all three subjects on the sidewalk in front of a residential house. One of the subjects refused to listen to our commands and had his hands concealed in his waistband area underneath his puffy jacket. I won’t forget the moment when I yelled, “Show me your hands!” as I focused my gun at center mass of the subject, ready to shoot, since he was possibly holding a gun underneath the jacket. At that moment, the possibility that I might have to shoot him was very real. He could have easily shot me or another person on that street if he had a gun concealed under his jacket, and he still was not showing me his hands. The subject then looked at me and appeared to think twice about his actions; it almost seemed as if time began to slow. The other two subjects were already on the ground, having given up and, luckily, the third subject finally showed me his hands and also got down on the ground. These are the types of calls we often deal with in the high crime areas.
The day starts out with roll call, twelve minutes before our actual shift start time. Most days are full of typical calls for service. We refer to dispatched calls as “hitches.” We either get immediately dispatched to calls or we begin to patrol until we are dispatched to a call for service or hitch. It is up to the individual officer whether to make lots of traffic stops or stop in at local businesses and say “hello.” Being visible by patrolling areas which are more plagued by crime can, of course, help deter crime in those areas.
We focus our patrols on our squad zones that we are assigned to and the hot spot areas where most crime occurs. We are typically dispatched to a variety of calls, and you never know what will be next or how it will turn out. This is where officer awareness and safety are essential. For example, we could be dispatched to a bank robbery, with an actively armed gunmen on scene or fleeing, or we could go to a family dispute where there is an argument over who owns certain personal possessions. We always treat each call with the same type of awareness, since even the family trouble calls can lead to a physical altercation with officers or even an armed subject. We also respond to many calls from mentally unstable and ill people, many of whom are just not taking their medications. But even these cases can be extremely volatile, since you need to be very aware of how you say something. What people don’t realize is that we also go to calls for people who can’t take care of themselves and must be “chaptered.” Being chaptered means having an emergency detention placed on you, and then being taken to a hospital to conduct a full mental health evaluation and provide mental health medications. This is only done in rare circumstances since it is very serious, as someone’s rights are being deprived. Being able to talk to people is one of an officer’s most important tools; it can de-escalate a tense situation and has prevented many fights and altercations.
The day doesn’t end until the hitch you are on is completed, so you never know when you will get off work. One important thing to know about officers is that they approach every vehicle as potentially having someone who may jump out with a gun. It is always best to prepare for the worst and not be taken off guard. Police are sometimes killed in volatile situations like this, and preparing for them is part of our training. Once you meet the good citizen, then you can see right away what type of person he/she is.This is one of those few jobs where, day to day, you don’t know what can happen. A great example of this is when I first hit the streets. During my third week on the job, I responded to an armed robbery and a possible home invasion with three subjects who were armed with handguns. Upon responding to the scene with my field training officer, another officer had pushed his emergency button on his police radio. All I heard was, “I’m in pursuit, three black male subjects running eastbound between the houses.” My partner and I had just arrived in the area and observed the three subjects running toward us. We jumped out of our squad, drew our guns, and began to run toward them. My partner ran onto the sidewalk as I ran in the street so we could contain them. While doing this, we yelled, “Stop Police!” and encountered all three subjects on the sidewalk in front of a residential house. One of the subjects refused to listen to our commands and had his hands concealed in his waistband area underneath his puffy jacket. I won’t forget the moment when I yelled, “Show me your hands!” as I focused my gun at center mass of the subject, ready to shoot, since he was possibly holding a gun underneath the jacket. At that moment, the possibility that I might have to shoot him was very real. He could have easily shot me or another person on that street if he had a gun concealed under his jacket, and he still was not showing me his hands. The subject then looked at me and appeared to think twice about his actions; it almost seemed as if time began to slow. The other two subjects were already on the ground, having given up and, luckily, the third subject finally showed me his hands and also got down on the ground. These are the types of calls we often deal with in the high crime
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