The lifespan of an officer
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review the article, "The Life of a Police Officer: A Developmental Perspective."
Review the article, "Tough Cop—Soft Cop? The Impact of Motivations and Experiences on Police Officers' Approaches to the Public." Consider the impact of a police officer's motivations and experiences on his or her approaches to the public. Think about how motivation and experience influence and relate to police officer lifespan development.
Review this week's media, "Developmental Lifespan Stages of Police Officers." Consider the police career lifespan as it relates to other stages of adult development. Think about the stages at which intervention would be most useful to a police officer and consider which interventions would be the most effective for each stage.
Select three stages of the police professional lifespan in which interventions may be most useful to police officers.
Identify and explain three stages of the police professional lifespan in which interventions (e.g., training, support, counseling) would be most useful.
Describe one intervention that you would recommend for each stage and explain why you selected each.
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Please list three phases in the lifespan of an officer and describe the situation they would face. Then document the most effective intervention type for that phase and support the choice.
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The initial stage in the police lifespan; "probie" or "greenpea" is the "green" phase of the lifespan. This is when the officer has begun the academy. This is a six-month probationary period that allows the recruit to absorb the informal and formal nature of the position. It is when the officer is full of expectations and excitement for the job and those excitements become quickly overshadowed by the "war-like" stories that they are privy to in the academy. The officer harbors an image of the job and is seeking identity in the force. The academy reveals considerable rules and punishments for the most mundane infractions, which could lead a recruit to experience stress and concern for the future. ...
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