Research

I found out that i would have to be 21 in Cedar Rapids in order to become a police officer, so i plan on taking 2 years of collegeat Kirkwood for law enforcement, while going to school i plan on getting a promotion to a security position at target which is where i currently work. I also found out there is no way i can be garunteed a job as soon as i become 21. There is also a very high chance that a new police officer can be corrupted and can become a "Dirty Cop", which is increasing in probability. There are many mental disorders that can also occur while being on the job, such as depression, anxiety, ect... There is also the possibility of getting shot, but that all really depends on where im a cop at. i plan on starting in cedar rapids and hopefully branching out to a small town in California, possibly san diego. Im really not to worried about it, since if i do die at least it will be for the betterment of society.

Meeting

I went to that meeting for people interested in becoming a cop and i really like the way they have it set up. Its actually a continuous thing that happens every 2 weeks and its completely free. You basically start getting experience to become a police officer by doing traffic directing and you get 2 park cars, be security at like the 4th of july events, all kinds of stuff. I will also be able to do some fun things to help train me, for example, going to the shooting range to practice firing pistols, we also get to do obstacle courses with the actual police cars, which is gonna be really fun. Overall its just a good thing to do if your interested in being a cop. The next meeting is april 17 at 6:00pm every who is interested can show up

Investigation

I've been looking at some local events that could give me a little more information on becoming a police officer. This Saturday there is actually a meeting at the police station for 15-20 year old that are interested in becoming a police officer. It should be a lot of fun its supposed to have a lot of information and will easily start my path to becoming a police officer. Hopefully if things go right i can get my head in the door and start my career over the summer.

Information

I found this website that gives a really good introduction to the field of law enforcement and it really explains the basics of what is to come in this field.

My Plan

When I was growing up i was always planning on becoming a cop, becuase it was just the career that appealed to me the most. I really like the idea of keeping the streets clean from criminals and the action packed days that could arrive every now and then. I have many influences and a few of those are, seeing the articles about cops and how good of a job they are doing, the pride of being able to help your community, and also being able to spread the word to younger people about how they can help their community. These are the things that truly inspired me.