I love working in the community. I enjoy people and I meet all types of people at this occupation. I feel the most important reason why I would like to be a police officer is that I truly enjoy helping people. Not every person has what it takes to be a police officer. In regard to the recent article on the campus police academy that featured comments from students about why they did not want to be police officers, I offer the reasons I do want to be a police officer.
Law enforcement is a rewarding and fulfilling career.
I am fully aware of the hazards and issues facing officers in this age. Law enforcement offers the opportunity to help people and change lives like no other job. To arrest someone and deprive them of their freedom is a daunting task, and no one relishes it. However, knowing that someone else has been saved from injury or loss of life can be an awesome feeling.