You have to know what your job is, what your legal limitations are and do the job within that framework. What he has been teaching recruits, said Gravelle, hasn't changed from what he was taught as a rookie. A law enforcement Explorer Scout while he was in high school in San Luis Obispo, Gravelle said he liked the professionalism of officers who worked with him at that time. He said he encourages people thinking about law enforcement as a career to learn as much as they can about it first, and to avoid believing the entertainment industry's typical portrayal of the job. Sometimes law enforcement is seen, I think, too much as a big mystery culture.
People talk about the 'code of silence' in law enforcement.
We basically teach recruits that there is no such thing as the code of silence. The father of two sons, Gravelle said he likes to do things with his family. The Little League coach, who also has a Cub Scout den, said he will be happy to return to patrol duty. You begin to recognize that you do need other challenges.