Why I Want To Become A Police Officer Essay

Introduction

I have had the dream of owning my own business for quite a long time now. Since I was 16 years old I have wanted to create a company that is all my own so I can run it the way I would like to and have a brand that people enjoy using. All throughout high school I have tried to pick courses that will only benefit me and creating my own business. My senior year in high school approached me with a lot of tough questions to answer like “where do I want to go to school, what should I major in, and should I take a year off from school”. For a long time before I decided I wanted to own my own business I wanted to be a law enforcement officer, specifically a Game Warden. A Game Warden is almost like a forest ranger who patrols the forests, lakes, rivers and hunting spots. Basically they patrol the woods and make sure people are not over fishing lakes, poaching animals out of season and staying safe during the winter when Ice fishing or snowmobiling. This seemed like the perfect career for me. I love being outdoors, I like fishing or hunting and snowmobiling has been something I have wanted to do for a while. I discovered this career while I was attending a junior police academy over the summer in Concord, New Hampshire. I originally wanted to be a state trooper but once I

My father used to tell me stories all the time about how he could catch criminals even when it was thought to be impossible. I have seen all of the recent concerns with police such as them using too much force or shooting someone when they didn’t need to be shot. I wanted to change the public’s current view on police. I really wanted to bring back the police motto of “to serve and protect”. I just feel as though over the years the police have been given a bad name because they have made a few mistakes by using too much force just because they were trying to be