Regardless of how long you’ve been on, it’s highly advisable to continually seek opportunities to study your craft. Navigating your career in law enforcement will be a challenging feat. Be willing to find someone at your agency that can provide you with guidance. Seek someone who has been in your shoes, will have time to provide you with feedback, and can help you propel your professional development.
2.) Embrace Diversity
"You must be willing to talk to anybody. You cannot pre-judge anyone as having nothing important to say to you. You never know who will give you an important piece of information." I was given this advice many years ago and found it to be so very true.”
— Paul Verrecchia, Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety at College of Charleston
3.) Protect Your Rep!
“Departments will forgive crashed cars, misused sick time, late reports... . You may have to go through a rough patch in life, you may even get scrutinized over and over... but you will still have a job and a chance to make that up and redeem yourself. If however, you lie...which is a specific intent "crime," you will certainly be fired, and deservedly so. I would rather work with a dumb ass or someone who has less than a stellar reputation, than someone that will lie about things.”
— Michael Walker, Executive Director of Central Coast Gang Investigator Association
4.) Your Duty, Off Duty
It’s easy to let the stress of life on the force creep into your home life. Keeping a healthy balance at home will translate in to your effectiveness as a law enforcement leader.
“If you are married, make sure you spend quality time with your family, because you cannot focus on your job if you have problems at home.”
— Phillip Patterson, Captain at Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office
“Don’t forget to enjoy your experience as a police officer. Once you begin the rise through the ranks, if you have not been fully satisfied at the prior level, you will long for what you’ve left behind... .”
— Joe Solomon, Chief of Police at City of Methuen
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