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A police officer is charged with ensuring the safety of his community.  He or she must remain vigilant at all times and must maintain law and order, and, as A. Harrison Barnes, founder of EmploymentCrossing.com, explains, police officers shoulder heavy responsibilities to their communities they’ve chosen to serve.  Duties, although they vary from one municipality to another, include providing protection to residents, some of who are the officer’s neighbors and possibly his own family.  A typical shift is as unpredictable and can change quickly, says the EmploymentCrossing.com founder.

A collective job description

for this position includes pursuing and apprehending individuals suspected of breaking the law, ensuring those in custody have received every lawful advantage, including his Miranda rights, and any other number of duties as determined by the city, county or state he works for.  An officer of the law is also responsible for policing motorists and issuing citations for those who have broken the law by speeding, failing to yield, running traffic lights or failing to produce required documentation such as driver’s licenses and insurance documents when asked.  He might also find himself gathering clues, securing crime scenes and collecting evidence at these scenes.  He must possess the ability to write clearly and provide detailed written documentation of any number of events and often, a police officer will be required to provide testimony in a courtroom.  A. Harrison Barnes says even the most carefully planned schedule can undergo changes at the last minute.  While he may be waiting to be called to testify in a case, he can quickly be reassigned.

Educational requirements will vary from state to state and city to city.  Those with college degrees will be offered the best opportunities.  Police sciences such as forensics as well as those with military policing experience are two examples of highly-sought after individuals.  There are police departments across the country that only require a high school diploma and a successful civil service test score.  Civil Service exams are mandatory for law enforcement agencies and will include a written test.

A benefits package

will most likely be offered and will include vacation time, medical insurance, life insurance and paid holidays. Although one can expect holidays to be paid, there will be many times a police officer must work during holidays such as Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving.  Overtime is common in many police departments. Candidates must successfully pass background investigations and as a rule, if there are any criminal convictions, a candidate is immediately disqualified.  A felony is certainly grounds for disqualification due to the firearms police officers are issued.  Further, they must undergo strict training for proper use, storage and cleaning of their state issued weapons and are accountable for it all times.

Finally, the successful candidate will be punctual, reliable and level-headed.  He or she will be able to deal with the stresses in a healthy manner and will be physically fit.  The candidate will approach each challenge and dangerous situation with the goal of a successful resolution with as little force as the situation requires.  He will strive to be a community leader his fellow citizens can trust and look to and he will successfully be able to maintain peace and will strive to ensure the best possible outcome, regardless of the situation.

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