Tag: Professional Image: Page 6

Careers

You Can't Play Catch-Up

Professional behavior is desired and demanded at all times. Every move you make is under scrutiny. If you act like a thug, you'll jeopardize all you've worked for?

December 27, 2010

Careers

Are You Willing To SPEAK UP?

Add S.P.E.A.K. U.P. to your acronym list, and you'll improve your chances for a successful law enforcement career. These are the fundamentals.

November 14, 2010

Women in Law Enforcement

Boundaries of the Badge

All departments must be concerned with the image they project to their community. Our ability to work depends on the support of the community where we serve. This is one of many reasons we must abide by department policy on proper conduct and outside employment.

July 2, 2010

Patrol

Arkansas Deputy Could Lose Job Over Playboy Photos

Lunderby, a deputy with the Washington County Sheriff's Office, violated the agency's code of conduct, according to Sheriff Tim Helder, because her actions are "bringing down the reputation of the law enforcement division in the eyes of the public."

June 22, 2010

Careers

Ink and Internet Indiscretions

Posting party photos online and getting tattoos is OK for most people, but police agencies will expect you to be more careful of the image you project.

June 17, 2010

Patrol

How to Handle Hecklers

There's something about asshole opportunists successfully baiting cops and getting paid off for it that just rubs me the wrong way.

May 27, 2010

Training

10 Rookie Errors To Avoid

Unfortunately, many officers fail to meet the required standards and may find their on-the-job training program to be an insurmountable hurdle. Consequently, many officers are terminated or quit while involved in this process.

May 17, 2010

Patrol

Philly Officer Says Captain Ordered Hair-Color Change

Officer Renee Norman is claiming the captain said her hair was purple, an "unnatural color" that violates the department's Directive 78-D that bans purple, blue, and green hair colors. Norman is claiming her hair was red.

April 21, 2010

Careers

Oral Interview Tips

Once you find some questions, practice them in front of someone and make sure to do it aloud. Sitting in your room whispering them will not cut it.

March 17, 2010

Careers

Beware of "Embellishment"

I was always told by my sainted Irish mother that if you tell the truth the first time you will never have to remember what lie you told. Sage words from my childhood that still apply today.

March 11, 2010

Patrol

N.C. Trooper Says Agency Dismissed Him For Losing Hat

Officer Thomas Wetherington, 22, says he was treated unfairly when the North Carolina Highway Patrol dismissed him in August over a lost hat.

November 23, 2009

Careers

Watch Your Mouth

You might feel that the uniform gives you anonymity to say what you feel in the heat of the moment. But you are not a nameless person in the crowd. You are a police officer.

October 1, 2009