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10 Tricks For Picking the Right Department
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Dr. Richard Weinblatt
Dr. Richard B. Weinblatt, Ed.D., M.P.A., is the former Director of the Institute for Public Safety for Central Ohio Technical College and an ex Police Chief. He previously served as a professor and program manager for the Criminal Justice Institute at Seminole Community College in Sanford, FL. He holds the Certified Law Enforcement Trainer (CLET) designation from the American Society for Law Enforcement Training (ASLET). He has appeared on local and national television news programs and written extensively on law enforcement topics since 1990.
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5) Check out your instructors. Many of your adjunct criminal justice degree and basic police academy instructors are full-time or retired members of local law enforcement agencies. Figure out if you like their approach to policing and if their level of professionalism matches that of which you’d like to see in your future hiring agency. However, much like the ride-alongs above, they are checking you out as much as you are checking out them.
MattX014
about 3 years ago
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Thank your for your article.
entrep1
about 3 years ago
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This is an excellent article and is so on point. It's furher to be undrstood that many departments are going through some major changes i.e. personnel and politics. Many agencies are more into public oppinion and political views than they are about public safety, officer safety and moral.
There's also a phenomena sweeping law enforcement agencies across the country where policing has become a double edged sword. Not only do you have to be concerned about dealing with the criminals on a daily basis in terms of lawsuits and being criminalized yourself but you have to be concerned about your department throwing you under the bus for discharging your duties as a police officer in the name of politics and promotional gains.