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Brady
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ian villebrun
Correctional specialist
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Mountain Iron, Minnesota
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ian’s Answer
To become a police officer, you need the following skills and qualifications:
Good communication skills: Interpersonal communication, active listening, and empathy are important12.
Adaptability: Police officers must be able to handle varying duties2.
Attention to detail: Paying attention to small details is crucial12.
Knowledge of public safety and security: Understanding safety protocols is essential2.
Critical thinking: Problem-solving skills are necessary2.
Good communication skills: Interpersonal communication, active listening, and empathy are important12.
Adaptability: Police officers must be able to handle varying duties2.
Attention to detail: Paying attention to small details is crucial12.
Knowledge of public safety and security: Understanding safety protocols is essential2.
Critical thinking: Problem-solving skills are necessary2.
Kim Igleheart
Career Counselor | Police Officer
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San Antonio, Texas
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Kim’s Answer
Brady,
To be a successful police officer, on top of the more common skills talked about, you also need these:
Ability to stay calm under pressure (imagine being taunted while working riot control).
Ability to "compartmentalize." Not spend time thinking about work and the calls you handled once you are through handling them.
Self Confidence. Lots of it.
Ability to work strange hours, long hours, sleep irregular hours, and still manage your personal life, be it a family or time with friends.
Ability to be true to yourself, and not succumb to peer pressure.
Good writing skills - once you arrest someone, your report needs to tell the story of what happened in a truthful, chronological sequence, including all relevant facts.
Ability to let stuff roll - not hold grudges. You need to get along with your peers - you depend on each other in times of danger.
Let me know if you have follow up questions or want true life examples. glad to help with your paper!
To be a successful police officer, on top of the more common skills talked about, you also need these:
Ability to stay calm under pressure (imagine being taunted while working riot control).
Ability to "compartmentalize." Not spend time thinking about work and the calls you handled once you are through handling them.
Self Confidence. Lots of it.
Ability to work strange hours, long hours, sleep irregular hours, and still manage your personal life, be it a family or time with friends.
Ability to be true to yourself, and not succumb to peer pressure.
Good writing skills - once you arrest someone, your report needs to tell the story of what happened in a truthful, chronological sequence, including all relevant facts.
Ability to let stuff roll - not hold grudges. You need to get along with your peers - you depend on each other in times of danger.
Let me know if you have follow up questions or want true life examples. glad to help with your paper!
a perez
Law enforcement police officer
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Chicago, Illinois
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a’s Answer
Contact your local department or see the internet sites fir qualifications needed but in summation they can request extensive qualifications and presuisites like passing exams regarding policing and psych tests and physical requirements and others preequidites so basically knowledge of policing or memory and of sound mind and physically fit and to be able to uphold the law and good decision making and honesty and ethical and fair and impartial are some things you will need and all the skills needed to pass training and dole require you to continue to pass some of the skills are weapons and other training
Gary M. Everett 🇺🇸
Retired police
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Buffalo, New York
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Gary M.’s Answer
You need to have a desire to help others. Physical fitness, defensive tactics, good communication skills including listening. Be able and willing to work nights, weekends and holidays. Understanding the chain of command in a para military organization.
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