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My strengths are communication, motivation and a lot of patience, how would this affect me in law enforcement?(liz)

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Kim’s Answer

Law Enforcement is often defined as "99% boredom interrupted by 1% sheer terror." It's not quite that bad, but there are a lot of routine little things. I imagine if you are patient, that should be no problem. Communication skills are vital to report writing. When you make an arrest, you have to be able to explain what you knew and when you knew it, leading to your probable cause. Officers with weak writing skills have problems. Oral communication skills are important for being able to quell situations. I have seen officers "charge in" and escalate things that really should not have gotten out of hand. So, yes, your strengths can help you to succeed in law enforcement.


However, there is a lot more to law enforcement. I notice you are also looking at medical careers. I think that is a wise choice. It has been my experience that many females who leave law enforcement go into the health professions, where they feel they can do more to help people.


best of luck!

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Jelani’s Answer

That will help you in every field of work. Especially with law enforcement that will be amazing qualities to have. You will have to be assertive to some extent as well.
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Kevin P’s Answer

Zitlali, I think will highly prepare you for a long and fulfilling career in law enforcement. All too often police officers under estimate their impact to community, both good and bad. Every call you will respond to could be life changing. It could change your life or the person you are responding to. So please don’t take that for granted. Given your strengths, I don’t think you will. Let’s take a look:

Communication - well you’ll talk all day every day. Doing it effectively is key. As a police officer, you’ll want to avoid saying “because I said so”. Similarly to parenting, saying that you lose credibility. And you must retain that credibility to be effective. Telling doesn’t help either. You need to remain composed. Sounds like it’s covered.
Motivation - motivating is getting someone to do something better than they thought possible. This sounds alot like persuading. And I’ve always that they go hand in hand. Again, both are critical to bring a successful cop. It takes some persuading and motivating getting a suspect to lower their gun. For example.
Patience - (I’m starting to think you are a parent) this one goes a long way. If you ever pull traffic duty and you direct traffic, well your patience will be tested almost as much as an 11 month old discovering a kitchen cabinet. I’m glad you able this one because you cannot teach this. So you’re ahead of the curve.

Only thing I would recommend that I don’t see is fitness or the gym. That actual strength. You need that too to be successful in law enforcement.

However, that’s an easy one to get. Easier than the three strengths you already have!
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