1. Police Patrol Officer
Alexis Fields

2. Skills or Interests Required For This Career
Ability to Multi-Task
Communication skills
Empathetic personality
Good judgment
Leadership Skills
Perceptiveness
Strength and stamina
Skills or Interests Required For This Career

3. Education and Training
High School diploma
College degree
Must graduate from their agency’s
training academy
Education and Training

4. Tasks, Job Responsibilities,
Enforce laws
Respond to calls for service
Patrol assigned areas
Conduct traffic stops and issue citations
Arrest Suspects
Write detailed reports and fill out forms
Prepare cases and testify in court
Tasks, Job Responsibilities,
and Duties

5. Working Conditions Required to work in all weather conditions
Out doors
Noisy crowds
Sometimes office
Working Conditions

6. Job Outlook and Salary $53,540 for Police and Sheriff patrol officers
Employment expected to grow by 7% from
Continued demand for public safety will lead to more openings for officers in local departments
Job Outlook and Salary

7. Sources Occupational Outlook Handbook
O*NET OnLine
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of CHIEFS of POLICE
Sources

8. Most Appealing Aspects of This Career
Serving and protecting the Community
Following a career of my father’s
Most Appealing Aspects of This Career

9. Displeasing Aspects of This Career
Not knowing how risky each situation will be
Not knowing if you will be injured in the line of duty
Being in the line of gun fire
Displeasing Aspects
of This Career

10. Police Patrol Officer
Alexis F.
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