Police Jobs
RealPolice Forums
Police Gear
Police Agencies

+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 4 of 4
  1. #1
    jenniferlynn is offline Junior Member jenniferlynn is on a distinguished road
    Join Date
    Jun 12th, 2009
    Posts
    3

    3rd yr college student need to conduct 2 officer interviews, please assist me

    Good Morning,
    To you that believe a professor would not allow me to conduct a chat interview I have attached my professors email address along with phone number for any of you to contact to verify that 'chat interviews' are allowed. Thank You

    Professors email: miriammoore@email.phoenix.edu
    Professors phone number: 321-536-9546

    My name is Jennifer Campbell, I am a third year college student, I have my AA in criminal justice and am currently pursuing my BS in criminal justice administration. My current class, policing practice and theory, is requiring that I conduct two police interviews. I would like to conduct the interviews through email preferably (or on this site) seeing as I am a full time college student, work overnights full time, and have two small children... I honestly have limited time therefore email would be the most convenient. I am hoping that one of you would be able to assist me in obtaining two officer interviews through email. If at least two of you could email me at the below mentioned email address of jolyn38 at hotmail . com (the site will not let me post urls therefore I had to write my email address like this) I would truly appreciate it! Please assist me in this, thank you and have a great day. Also, my paper is due Wednesday (yes, it is cutting it close yet I among with others was under the impression it was not due until next Monday!!!) so it is extremely important that I conduct these interviews fairly quickly, hopefully today. Again, thank you. Below I have listed the questions that I intend to ask for the interviews. Again, thank you.


    POLICE OFFICER INTERVIEW GUIDELINES
    General Information
    v Date of interview

    v Where interview was held

    Officer Information
    v Gender

    v Age

    v Race/ethnicity

    v Years experience

    v Rank

    v Education

    v Type of agency (e.g., municipal, county, etc)

    Required Questions
    1. Why did you become a police officer? Did you find what you expected? Why or why not?

    2. What are the worst parts of your job? Why?

    3. What are the best parts of your job? Why?

    4. Would you recommend policing as a career to others? Why or why not?

    5. Based on your experience, what level of education do you think police applicants should be required to possess? Why?

    6. Did you feel that there was a lot of hazing as a "rookie"/ new officer on the force? Why?

    7. What were your biggest fears when you first started the job? Where those fears confirmed?

    8. What are your biggest fears now? Why?

    General Instructions
    Conduct interviews with two police officers unrelated to you (municipal, county or state), using the above “Police Officer Interview Guidelines.” Write up the data you collect in a 1,400 – 1,750 word (4 – 5 page) essay, comparing and contrasting the two interviews.
    Last edited by jenniferlynn; 11-02-09 at 10:49 AM. Reason: To ensure that it is understand my professor allows chat interviews for the assignment by posting professors contact info

  2. #2
    retdetsgt's Avatar
    retdetsgt is offline Back in my day!!!! retdetsgt has a reputation beyond repute retdetsgt has a reputation beyond repute retdetsgt has a reputation beyond repute retdetsgt has a reputation beyond repute retdetsgt has a reputation beyond repute retdetsgt has a reputation beyond repute retdetsgt has a reputation beyond repute retdetsgt has a reputation beyond repute retdetsgt has a reputation beyond repute retdetsgt has a reputation beyond repute retdetsgt has a reputation beyond repute
    Supporting Member L2
    Supporting Member L4
    Verified LEO
    Join Date
    Oct 9th, 2004
    Location
    Oregon
    Posts
    23,790
    Most requests like yours are automatically rejected, but I can see you have a plate full. Having gone through college by working full time too, I can be sympathetic. I'd love to help you, but I've been retired about 11 years now and probably not what your professor wants.

    My, they do want you to ask some dumb questions though, don't they?
    Apparently, I'm supposed to be more angry about what Mitt Romney does with his money than what Barack & Michelle Obama do with mine

    My Little Buddy
    Quote Originally Posted by Cat_Doc View Post
    You just gotta realize he is hard of hearing and cranky, and try to speak up more clearly next time and make it perfectly clear what you were saying so there is no misinterpretation. You gotta try not to get mad at the old guy, recognizing the issue at hand.

  3. #3
    Samuel's Avatar
    Samuel is offline Troll Stompr/Comic Relief Samuel has disabled reputation
    Verified LEO
    Join Date
    Sep 19th, 2002
    Location
    Los Angeles County
    Posts
    7,583
    Quote Originally Posted by jenniferlynn View Post
    Required Questions
    1. Why did you become a police officer?
    Sorry, no answers from me that could be blatantly plagiarized for an Oral board.
    Did you find what you expected? Why or why not?
    Yes and no. You never really know EVERYTHING the job entails until you do it. Even then, as soon as you think you've seen/heard/experienced it all (or even a lot), something will come along and surprise the heck out of you.

    2. What are the worst parts of your job? Why?
    Off the top of my head, among many other things, tragedies involving fellow LEOs and babies/kids. Dealing with Stupidity (which is all too prevalent in society as a whole, everywhere in society).

    3. What are the best parts of your job? Why?
    I really enjoy some of my collateral duties - teaching/instructing/etc. I can help save one of my partners' lives and/or career.

    4. Would you recommend policing as a career to others? Why or why not?
    Only if they truly want to do the job - not just because they got nothing else going on.

    5. Based on your experience, what level of education do you think police applicants should be required to possess? Why?
    I'm fine with a HS diploma for entry level - problem is that not all high schools or high school educations are equivalent. Some people have a really terrible time with written communication.

    6. Did you feel that there was a lot of hazing as a "rookie"/ new officer on the force? Why?
    Not for me but I know it happens. On the flip side, some people are quick to blame others/other things when they themselves are substandard in performance.

    7. What were your biggest fears when you first started the job? Where those fears confirmed?
    Not gonna say it - not gonna jinx it.

    8. What are your biggest fears now? Why?
    Same as before. Everyone's will be different but if you ask enough people, you will see some of the same ones coming back up.
    You should go on some ridealongs...

  4. #4
    Piggy's Avatar
    Piggy is offline Trained Assassin Piggy has a reputation beyond repute Piggy has a reputation beyond repute Piggy has a reputation beyond repute Piggy has a reputation beyond repute Piggy has a reputation beyond repute Piggy has a reputation beyond repute Piggy has a reputation beyond repute Piggy has a reputation beyond repute Piggy has a reputation beyond repute Piggy has a reputation beyond repute Piggy has a reputation beyond repute
    Verified LEO
    Join Date
    Aug 1st, 2004
    Location
    Ohio
    Posts
    4,461
    Quote Originally Posted by jenniferlynn View Post

    General Instructions
    Conduct interviews with two police officers unrelated to you (municipal, county or state), using the above “Police Officer Interview Guidelines.” Write up the data you collect in a 1,400 – 1,750 word (4 – 5 page) essay, comparing and contrasting the two interviews.

    Your professor doesn't like feds?
    One Big Ass Mistake America

  5. This ad will disappear if you login

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts