Personality Traits of a Cop

[Rad Diver]

Integrity and honor. But, this one time at band camp...........................

I know, I know, I can't help it. I'm an animal and that's my scandal ;)

[Kimble]

As one of the Sergeants I used to work under said, "Your integrity and honesty are your career. If you don't have them, or ever loose them, you loose your career, as you can't testify in court without them. If you can't testify in court, your career in law enforcement is over."

[mobrien316]

As one of the Sergeants I used to work under said, "Your integrity and honesty are your career. If you don't have them, or ever loose them, you loose your career, as you can't testify in court without them. If you can't testify in court, your career in law enforcement is over."

Damn, those sergeants are full of wisdom, aren’t they? ;)

The only thing I’d like to add is that your honesty and integrity are 100% under your control – no one can ever take them away from you. The only way you can lose them is if you choose to give them away, either bit by bit or all at once. If you choose to hold on to them you will keep them forever.

[RO56]

Suck a d*ck once, you're always a c*cksucker.

Lie in court/on the job once, you're always a liar.

Lacking honesty and integrity, an officer is no better than the scum he takes off the street every day.

[Kimble]

Suck a d*ck once, you're always a c*cksucker.

Lie in court/on the job once, you're always a liar.

Lacking honesty and integrity, an officer is no better than the scum he takes off the street every day.

Crass, but effective, RO56 :D

[retdetsgt]

There was a guy in my academy who had a degree in urban affairs or something like that from Princeton. I have no idea why he was a cop, but he was incredibly intelligent. When he had about 10 years on, he testified in court that he not only had a bachelors from Princeton, (which he did) but a masters from there (he didn't). The defense checked and he was found guilty of perjury and canned. Always amazed me that he didn't think the bachelors from Princeton was enough and had to lie about. I doubt he ever lied about the facts of a case, but that ended his LE career.

[RO56]

Crass, but effective, RO56 :D

I was never really one for being circuitous ... :p

[Terminator]

Suck a d*ck once, you're always a c*cksucker.

Lie in court/on the job once, you're always a liar.

Lacking honesty and integrity, an officer is no better than the scum he takes off the street every day.

Hmmm,...not so sure about the first one, but the other two, hell yeah! :p

[LadyHollman]

I am wondering out of interest. What do you think is the number one personality trait a person should have to be a good cop??

Nosiness

[LadyHollman]

Oh, and self-control.... You did say personality trait, yes? I consider the others mentioned charachter traits.

[West Country]

Thanks for all the replies. I did say personality traits but character traits is great too.

[Curt581]

A twisted sense of humor

A deep determination to never Grow Up.

[kels]

You can get all the freakin training you want at the academy,

BUT every last one of us knows someone who thinks the reg book is
handed down from GOD and is always right.

Got very bad news for them, there is a WHOLE lot of Gray areas out there.

[Mike Romeo]

My integrity is my strongest virtue, if I want to continue in this profession.

[TPDHellhound]

Suck a d*ck once, you're always a c*cksucker.

Lie in court/on the job once, you're always a liar.

Lacking honesty and integrity, an officer is no better than the scum he takes off the street every day.

Reminds me of an old joke about "Pierre." But that’s a different post altogether!

I would agree with common opinion, integrity is the most important trait. I'd say that being fair and levelheaded is second, and would put donuts at a distant third!! :D