911 operators are the beginning to every emergency others are faced with and also hold a huge role in getting these situations resolved, but there are many misconceptions and stereotypes that argue the difficulty in their field of work. Stereotypes have been around since the 19th century and were brought about to characterize a certain group of people in which the way they behave, intending for it to represent the group as a whole. A misconception derives from stereotypes but, more often than not the misconceptions show not to be true for those certain groups of people. Stereotypes and misconceptions are brought upon naturally, and one will even stereotype others without realizing it. Being a 911 operator is a job where you sit at a desk …show more content…
Not everything in today's world is necessarily positive, and from shootings to domestic violence these are all situations operators are placed in through someone else’s point of view on the daily basis. Operators are often misconceived that certain calls they take have no emotional effect on them. Now although operators are not familiar with the callers and do not necessary have any relation to them, it does not take away from the fact that these calls can cause a roller coaster of emotions. Joe Lopez, a Madera Police Dispatcher, states in a personal experience with a situation where an officer was shot at while escorting a ride along, “At the time my heart was in my throat and I was scared for him and his family. After all was said and done he came back to the office. I was tearing up as he thanked me for being on the other side of the radio”. In his first years of working he explained a call of an unresponsive toddler that left him with high amount of anxiety and caused him to silently suffer from compassion fatigue, as he did not mention the story to anyone for years to come. Although emergency calls are a part of of a daily routine in an operator's world, certain situations still can leave a real burden on one’s heart, despite the fact that the caller is an anonymous non priority outside their
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There are many forms of intercommunication that law enforcement officers’ use. One is the radio system that’s placed in their car, the writing on the car is even a type of communication, the dispatcher, and police reports, and these are just a few. Officers used their radio system to connect with each from car to car, so they can call for backup and described the crime scene to each other. The writing on a police car is almost a giant warning or a giant sign that law enforcement is near and ready to protect. The dispatcher as the name already says is the person who tells which officers to go to which citizen distress call or which crime scene. Police reports may be one of the most important though this can make or break a criminal case. They include evidence found, witnesses statements, assumed time of death
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the psychological health of police, fire, and ambulance officers.” International Journal of Stress Management, Vol. 11, pp. 227-44.
Racial tension has been part of America ever since the civil war. Today we have a different issue with race which is called racial profiling. Over the years the relationship between the police and community of color has gone bitter do to racial profiling. America’s society today tends to be tainted by racial profiling and stereotypes. These issues can cause great effects on our society. Racial profiling or stereotyping could diminish how a certain race is viewed. Racial discrimination can be a result from having racial profiling and stereotypes in our present culture. Today racial discrimination is used to approach citizens assumed to be criminals. This is called racial profiling. Although some argue that racial profiling is a necessary tool for law enforcement to protect our safety, it puts some people at a disadvantage while it privileges others. Overall racial profiling is bad for the economy, unconstitutional, and sets borderlines for different races.
The law enforcement officers suffer quite more job-associated stress than the people living in the community. Many have had to realize that the nature of the profession itself may be exposing officers to the increased levels of stressors. In essence, job-associated stress is among the major health concerns of the law enforcement community, and this is because it can have some impact on the physical, mental and emotional well-being of the officers. The difference in the stressors between the law enforcement personnel and other individuals is the fact that, the enforcement officials get to interact with the human population that are quite angry, upset or even uncooperative, in which case it takes some toll on
The negative views of everyday people often make work hard for officers, adding more stress to their careers. The general public regularly criticizes officers for using excessive force and brutality, especially when a police officer ends up killing a suspect or criminal. Oftentimes, especially when a white police officer shoots a citizen of a minority race, the general public is quick to find faults in the officer, blaming the officer for being racist. However, cold, hard statistics show that the majority of police officers are, in fact, white, and the neighborhoods in which these officers are placed in tend to be high-crime areas with many minority citizens living there (Miller “When Cops Kill”). In addition, people might say that a citizen who was shot was not armed; however, almost anything close to the shot individual could have been turned into a deadly weapon that he or she could have used to wound or kill the officer involved. Whenever officers are in this position, the natural reaction is to defend themselves. Everyday, police officers confront the most aggressive, immoral, and sick-minded individuals of society. Officers jeopardize their own lives every time they report for work. Officers witness things that no person should ever have to encounter. They see the most horrific and gruesome scenes that the general public turns away from and
Everyday law enforcement personal have the possibility to face dangerous events in their daily duties. In performing such duties a police officer could come by a seemingly ordinary task, and in a blink of an eye the event can turn threatening and possible deadly. When or if this happens to an officer they won’t have
We often talk about all of the great reasons to be a police officer, and let there be no doubt: it really is a great career. But in truth, that decent salary and those great health and retirement benefits come with a price. First of all, between a lengthy hiring process and the rigorous academy training, it 's a hard job to get. Besides all that, though, once you get the job, you 'll quickly find working in law enforcement isn 't always what it 's cracked up to be. Just so you can 't say we never warned you, here are the 10 worst things about being a police officer. The Excuses Every officer has heard them a hundred times, if not a thousand. People constantly want to make excuses for their actions and blame other people for the problems they create. Whether they
Any problems, questions or equipment issues should be addressed as well as established procedures that may need correction. Emergency responders should also be evaluated to ensure proper practice and procedures were followed and to address any further training that may be needed. Use of ICS should be a focus of the evaluation because of its importance in responding to incidents. Two common mistakes for emergency responders are failure to implement ICS and failure to fully understand the concept and its application (Phoenix Police Department, n.d., slide 17). Proper use of ICS must be used and fully understood in order to reap the benefits of having an efficient, flexible and standardized incident management plan; otherwise tasks and responsibilities are likely to be overlooked during a response to any incident especially those involving the high stress of a terrorist
Everyday there are hundreds of ambulances, fire engines and police cars being called to the scene of emergencies. I’m sure you hear the roar of their sirens, but you don’t think twice about them and are able to tune them out. The only time most people even think about the sirens is if they are forced to wait at a light or move over to the right shoulder and let them pass. When you look back and think about those sirens, where do you suppose they are going? Most people probably think that they are going to a car accident with entrapment, or a person with crushing chest pain to try and intervene and get them to the hospital.
The movie Crash was directed by Paul Haggis is a powerful film that displays how race is still a sociological problem that affects one 's life. It also focuses on how we should not stereotype people based on their color because one may come out wrong in the end. Stereotyping is a major issue that is still happening in today 's society and seems to only be getting worse. This movie is a great way to see the daily life and struggle of other races and see how racism can happen to anyone, not just African Americans which seems to only be seen in the news and such.
Being a police officer is one of the most demanding jobs in today’s world. Black’s Law Dictionary defines a police officer as “a peace officer responsible for preserving public order, promoting public safety, and preventing and detecting crime”. There are many dangers that go along with performing these duties. As police officers it is our duty to protect citizens of our communities and also to be hunters for those who are committing crimes. There are many people out there that do not like police officers and make the job very dangerous. It is important that there is a level of trust between officers in a department. An officer must be able to trust that, when or if he needs help, other officers will be there. 4004727500
In life there are a lot of issues that involve social psychology. Being a police officer is a profession that encounters a lot of social psychology issues. One issue that all police officers have to encounter is prejudice. Police officers have to not be prejudiced against the citizens that they are trying to protect and serve the criminals that they must apprehend and also against each other. Two case studies that will be discussed are prejudice against female police officers by their male counterparts and racial prejudice against potential criminals.
The call shows how hard things could be if you panic in a difficult situation. Sometimes things can get a little scary and chaotic when something tragic has happened or is happening. When something tragic happens a typical person will not think twice about what the situation is. In the movie Halle Berry “Jordan Turner” had previously got a call where a teenager was murdered and it made her nervous when taking other calls. So there is