You All Have to Start Somewhere

Even though the day you get your badge you will be raring to go and feel like you are able to tackle all the world’s problems, the fact is – you all have to start someplace. Usually that someplace will be on traffic detail or perhaps even walk a beat or ride a bike for [...]

For The Greater Good

You may have seen this next trait in the movies or even on TV crime shows. Sure that might make you laugh, but in “real cop life on the job”, the principle of the greater good is operative. Knowing that, would you be able to say you could follow that principle? Would you take the [...]

Don’t Like the Orders? Will You Follow Them Anyhow?

You’ve got to know that there will come a time when you will get an order that you don’t like or perhaps think is overly harsh and just plain contrary. So what do you do? That’s the question your police examiners are going to want to know. How will you handle that situation?
You are in [...]

Are You a Glory Hog?

By being a glory hog, we mean are you one of these people who like to take the credit for things you did not do or ideas you did not have? Or will you make sure others know who really did the deed or came up with the idea, as in share the limelight? This [...]

A Pit Bull on a Bad Day

So what is your personality like? Easy going, amenable, outgoing and easily approachable? Or, do you have one of those personalities like a Pit Bull on a bad day? If you do, you might want to reconsider becoming a police officer.
What the heck is a “police personality” anyhow? Well if you spend any time online [...]

The Heart of Policing

Here are a couple of more things you will need to be aware of if you are going to be a good police officer.
Do you readily accept extra work or responsibility without immediately expecting to receive extra pay? There are many kinds of people in just about any workforce and some of them are happier [...]

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibilities

The two traits we are going to talk about in this blog entry are the ability to accept responsibility for yourself and for others and whether or not you accept criticism. Both of these should be obvious, but that is not always the case when push comes to shove in a difficult situation.
Your examiners and [...]

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

Since we’re still discussing what other traits make a good cop, we will be taking a look at a couple more of these in this posting. Being a cop is about being a complete human being with a set of traits that make you suited for the job at hand. If you don’t have all [...]

Being a Confident Leader

In one of our recent blog posts we talked about some of the traits a police officer needs to be a good cop. Those traits are prized and respected, and are traits that your police examiners will be searching for when you take your exams. The first two we covered were honesty and trustworthiness.
In this [...]