Duty and Ethics: A Law Enforcement Officer's Perspective

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”As a Law Enforcement Officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the Constitutional rights of all men to liberty, equality, and justice.” This is first and most important sentence of the code of ethics that every law enforcement officer has to obey and follow throughout his career. Many people ask me why would I want to work for the Orange County Sheriffs Department, a career that is hated by many and supported by so little this generation. This answer is simple, law enforcement is for people who want to make an impact in the community around them. People …show more content…

For me, it's actually the complete opposite, my father is actually a person who has had felonies in his past. Without a doubt my father has changed his life around, from being a felon to going to jail and preaching to inmates about God. He has showed me the type of man I should be growing up. He is the person who encouraged me into law enforcement. Unfortunately with his record, he isn't able to get a job in law enforcement, but as a kid growing up that was always his dream, he wanted to work for the Border Patrol or DEA. His life experiences such as seeing his brother killed by the Cartel made huge impacts in his life that he knew he wanted to make a difference. But ultimately he did make mistakes that will never allow him to follow his dreams. That’s where I come in, his oldest son that he directs and is always helping me pursue my dream of law enforcement. Guiding me and not letting me fall off the path like he did. He encourages me everyday and he is one of the reasons why I know one day I will be a …show more content…

This program is made for kids who at a young age know that law enforcement is something they want to do in the future. It gives you a step over everyone else who wants to become a law enforcement officer, but was never in the program. The program is once a week for 2hrs, throughout the two hours of a meeting you learn discipline, do lots of physical training, and get taught by Sheriffs the things they learn while in the academy. This program not only taught me a lot, but made me realize that this was something I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I was interested from the moment I joined in the moment I had to move on. At 20 I was hired as a Cadet with Laguna Beach police Department. This is where I learned the most, hands on work with detectives at the police department. This is where I get to see things come into place. I see cases from scratch, work their way into arrest warrants and see criminals go behind bars. The detectives trust me with so much that they show me everything they deal with and everything they do to catch criminals. I work side by side with them getting anything they need, from booking evidence to helping them find criminals. This job has shown me where I will be in the future and has opened up so many opportunities for me. These programs have shown me what police officers and deputies actually go through in a daily basis. It’s not a TV show or a movie it’s real

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