Police Flashcards
What questions will you ask at the end of the interview?
Recommended police publications?
Chief Finner’s belief that the biggest crime figheter we have is the support from the community especially when you’re look at homoicides
Why would is distrust the police.
What qualities make a good police officer?
Good Verbal Communication Skills
Integrity
Compassionate Attitude
Mental Fortitude
Physical Fitness
Transparency
Openness to Learning
Confidence
Why do you want to be a Police Officer?
My motivation for perusing law enforcement is driven by three factors: meaningful challenge, love of country, and fear of regret.
i. Many of the skillsets required to being a good police officer is applicable to being an optimal human being. For example, the nature of law enforcement demands an officer to interact appropriately with a variety of people at any given time in a variety of situations. These interactions require effective communication in a manner that is assertive, compassionate and solutions oriented. Conflict resolution requires mental agility and physical fitness to deescalate or neutrilize threats.
I believe masterings the challenges of becoming a good police officer will lead to a rewarding and fulling life not only professionally but also personally. If you can to learn to handle with difficult people and diffiult situations well, then you’re on the top of life’s challenges. I mean that’sa core message of Christ, find a heavy enough burden and it will mitigate life’s sufferings. The highest thing a person can due before their death is to serve others.
ii. The second motivator is love of country. A. part of loving the United States means to have faith in the Constitution. The bible states that faith without works is dead. When we believe in something, there should be a physical action that backs up that belief. For me, becoming a police officer is that physical action because sworn officers take an oath to support the Constituion of the United States, their state, and the laws of their agency’s jurisdiction. To me, I believe it’s a privlege to serve one of the greatest documents in history.
iii. My third motivator for becoming a police officer is fear of regret. I regret not serving in the military years go when the calling came and I do not want repeat the same mistake again. This time I am listening to myself instead of others. Whether I am selected or not, I need to know for myself that I did my best trying.
So those are my three reasons, meaningingful and rewarding challege, love of country, and fear of regret.
How do police help the community?
Police help the community by maintaining peace. When there is peace, there is liberty for an individual purse happiness.
The presence of police is the maintence structure of the law.
If a community can count on police to protect life and property, it will them a sense of peace and liberty to live their lives.
because when there is peace, there’s libertyand liberty.
The mere presense of police serves as detterence mechanism against criminals and gives peace of mind for law abiding citizens. For example it just feels better running at park when you see a police curiser parked nearby.
What are the responsibilities of the police?
Police maintenace the structure of public safety.
They do this by enforcing laws, apprehending suspects, monitoring traffic, patrolling streets, responding to notices of disturbances, mediating disputes, and testfing in courts.
In addtion to that, law enforcement has also responsible for building trust in the community they serve.
How long does someone have to report a crime?
Immediately because some crimes have statues of limitations or expiration dates. Also, people should not fear retalitation from reporting crimes.
Tell me your reaction if a suspect offered money for you to “forget” his/her crime?
I would clarify with the suspect and say you want give me money to let you go, is that correct? And if the suspect says yes, I would charge him for trying to bribe a police officer.
It’s unacceptable and unforgiveable for a police officer to accept brides because taking bridges is the gateway to other nefarious activities.
It’s one of the reasons our police is distinginshed from other counties, we don’t take bribes.
What factors influence a police officer’s use of discretion?
Nature of the crime. Less serious the crime, more freedom of the officers to ignore it or issue a warning instead.
Relationship between criminal and vitctim. More personable the relationship, the more varible use of discretion. e.g. juvenille threaten mother video, pretending to go to jail.
Suspect’s record or the number of complaints.
Demeanor towards police. Politeness, compliancy, and decency should be encouraged while hostility and direspect should not be rewarded.
Departmental policy, polices of department either promote more or less discretion.
What does a police officer do on a daily basis?
Police officers provide public safety by maintaining order.
Respond to emergences and service calls.
Monitor traffic to enforce motor vehicle laws.
Identify suspects, persue and arrest if necessary.
Determine criminal act or statue of violation.
Be ready to protect life and property.
Record facts and figures to write accurate police reports.
Explain the various levels that a police officer must keep in mind while interacting with a criminal?
Thinks to keep mind while interacting with a criminal.
Keep the ego in check and act professional at all times even if the criminal is disrespectful and irrate.
Making sure to communicate clearly their constitional rights and that they clearly understand what they have been charged for.
Explain things in a way that avoids violence and escalation.
What do police officers say when arresting someone?
Correct me I asd
What do you know about HPD?
5220 officers (target 6600 to 7,200)
602 square miles with a population of 2.31 million. 5th largest department. in 4th larget city
1 cheif, 2 executive assistant cheifs
44 Commanders
220 Lieutenants
900 sergeants
Leadership emphasise heavily on relational policing. They want their officers to use every contact as an opportunity to establish this
13 patrol divisions divided into 24 districts
The mission of the Houston Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in the City of Houston by working cooperatively with the public and within the framework of the U.S. Constitution to enforce the laws, preserve the peace, reduce fear and provide for a safe environment.
What action would you take as Police Officer to insure good relations wiht the public in the area that you patrol?
Be transparent and accountable.
Make sure to improvemy cultural competency for that areas demographics.
Would you arrest a police officer who is performing a crime?
Yes, no one is above the law. I would have to because of I took an oath to uphold the law and I am a man of my word.
What are your strenghts?
Self aware or self citical, meaning I’m always on the look out for deficienes that I need to improve upon.
Good listener.
Listening to understand requires thinking before speaking. It requires seeing from that person’s point of view and being able to articulate their point. The imporance of doing this is to get complete information before making a decision.
While listening to respond is reactionary, it only seeks to find key words to react to, it completely disregards the person speaking. Decisions make from this is based on incomplete information which will lead to a break down in communication.
