Review Of Reviewing The Ins And Outs Of My Local Police Department

Reviewing the ins and outs of my local police department I have gained a new found respect for the men and women who protect and serve us daily. Police officers are often scrutinized and not given the credit they deserve. I have always thanked officers, and had a sense of gratitude for all they do for our community. In the media lately all we here about is the bad situations that happen between officers and civilians; we do not see the daily tasks and countless hours they spend trying to better their community. Statistics show a rising in officers being killed in the line of duty; shooting deaths of law enforcement officers spiked 78 percent in the first half of 2016 compared to last year, including an alarming increase in ambush-style assaults (foxnews.com). We live in a time where officers are being portrayed as villains, due to a few bad officers. Officers like the rest of us are only human; there will always be some who are tainted, but the majorities are good people. I always ask people, who rant about all cops being killers, what their community would be like if the officers were not there. I often get most who will admit that officers keep them safe and feel protected just by their presence being

If we start to see a decrease in volunteers to be employed we may see a need to draft citizens as the military does. With lack of people willing to do this thankless job we will see the extra programs designed to keep our youth out of trouble disappear as well. Without officers to donate their time to help keep these programs going, the programs will be the first cuts to be made. Cutting these programs could potentially lead to a rise in crime as these troubled children will have nowhere else to