POLICE

POLICE OFFICER

Working as a police officer can be satisfying, rewarding, lonely—all during the same shift. The job pays pretty well and the benefits are typically very good, but each day can present a new challenge.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Police officers get to shape their communities.
• The relationships built by police officers are some of the strongest known.
• Job satisfaction rates are high for police officers.
• It is a career where you are always active in some way.

• It is a job where you’re faced with human misery every day.
• Every police officer faces the risk of injury and death every day.
• Police officers are forced to deal with many stereotypes.
• There are extreme stressors present in the position every day.

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Hard skills

Soft skills

• Empathy
• Compassion
• Active Listening
• Conflict Resolution

• Decision-Making skills
• Attention to Detail
• Physical Endurance
• Problem-Solving Skills