Police Work And Related Fields

Police Work and Related Fields

CO-OP Christmas exam

1. The working conditions of a police officer can vary from easy to

stressful situations where the officers life and the lives of others are

threatened. The officer must deal with these situations in the way they feel is

best but sometimes the officer cannot deal with this situation on their own and

they have to call in backup witch can help them deal with the situation.

CHANGING IN THE WORK PLACE

In these times of change many work places are finding it necessary to change

the ways in which they do business. The RCMP for example are moving into a more

community based policing. This makes the police more accessible to the community.

In this new system the RCMP try to solve the problem if they are repeatedly

called to the same home for domestic disputes they will stay for how ever long

it takes to find the route of the problem, where as if they were to encounter

the same situation their policy was to arrive in two minutes and stay for 20

minutes. This new program is the starting stages and already it has had great

reviews and great public support, as it brings the police closer to the

community. Another part of this community based policing is that there are crime

prevention comities that are run by various community groups that have monthly

meetings with the police. A police officer starts their career with on the job

training and then they move on to become a constable where they must be able to

relocate to any part of the country where they are positioned. In order for an

officer to advance tier career they may have to switch divisions where their

careers may excel. The work values for a police officer is to uphold the law,

patrol assigned areas and maintain public safety. They also participate in

public information groups and safety programs.

2. The nature of the work is always changing as crimes are becoming more and

more sophisticated, as well as there is no set times that any crimes will happen

so their jobs are always different. The job of a police officer is always

different as they could be talking to various groups on any number of topics.

They could also be testifying in court in relation to an investigation they

participated in. Officers may also take calls on situations in which they can

provide counselling to the caller until help arrives or provide necessary

numbers of shelters and food banks.

3. The outlook in this field is good although an officer could go through the