Police Officer Training

When a cadet is accepted into the police academy, it indicates the beginning of an all-encompassing and extremely intensified training program. In such program, the cadet will learn the fundamentals of his/her new role and obtain the basic proficiencies mandated to perform the job of a patrol officer. However, transferring these learned fundamentals in the field can prove to be a difficult undertaking (Caro, 2011).

Within law enforcement, the concept of the “warrior” is a commonly acknowledged term in which refers to the officers mindset. Current policing has meticulously adapted the warrior mentality, now officers are taught early on to establish a “warrior attitude.” (Stoughton, 2015). An officer being referred to as a police warrior instils

a sense of mental persistence and assertiveness that officers, like members of the armed forces, are taught to embrace in the face of dangerous situations and refers to the commitment to serve and protect no matter the circumstances (Stoughton, 2015).
As such, police officers are specially trained professionals who are taught to establish control by simply using their presence, voice, and posture. They use specialized techniques which include, but are not limited to interrogation; surveillance and investigation are used to obtain a plethora of information or to simply maintain control. In order to effectively use these techniques, the officer is required to be calculating and misleading (Wetendorf, 2013). Through training and abilities that being “on the job” can only provide, officers are able to gain control and requisition whatever they are looking for. If all else fails, they will increase the level of applied force to achieve their end goal. Officers have mastered such skills as their existence on the job hinges on these abilities (Wetendorf, 2013).
The methods that enable an officer to institute his authority and gain control out in the field are the exact same techniques that, when used within a personal relationship, make him exceedingly threatening and dangerous. In most cases, the officer will take the same mindset of authority and entitlement from his work into the home, and minor disagreement is likely to challenge his authority and insight violence (Wetendorf, 2013). Due to the nature of the job, and dealing with deceitful individuals, officers develop a distrust of everyone around them, even their loved ones.
In addition to the already stated specialized techniques officers rely on their presence, authority, and power to maintain control.

Police are skilled in using their presence as a tool to command authority. Once the officer dons the uniform and specialized equipment, the officer will be transformed into the ultimate power. The squad car, uniform, badge, gun, body armor, and even the belt are powerful symbols of their authority (Wetendorf & Sadusky, 2004). As he does on the street, the officer’s mere presence in his uniform in his initiating stance, hand on his weapon, is the beginning of the intimidation process. He will follow this by giving “the look” which signifies that he is capable of watching her, he confirms this by showing up at random times and or locations (Wetendorf & Sadusky,

2004).
On the job, police have the ability to identify a suspect, and begin a surveillance in order to obtain knowledge and or catch the suspect in the act of committing a crime. Personally, he will use this knowledge on surveillance and use it to his advantage. For instance, he will either physically surveil her, or use an electronic device such as a tracking system, gain access to her home or apartment, or he may use his professional contacts to gain access to her telephone and or records. This behavior is a form of stalking, and will, in a sense, rob her of her privacy and control (Wetendorf & Sadusky, 2004).
As an officer, the abuser will have access to many sources of information.

The resources at his disposal includes: local, state and national databases, as well as motor vehicle records and telephone records. The officer can obtain maiden names, aliases, driving records, addresses, social security numbers, credit reports, and criminal history (Wetendorf & Sadusky, 2004). On a personal level, the officer can use these resources to his advantage. He can run the plate of a woman to learn her address, and or marital status, or he can use the same tactic to discover the identity of someone visiting his ex-wife or girlfriend, and lastly he can use these resources to locate an ex after she has left

him.
Interviews and interrogations are a major