Police

Police are law enforcers that are assigned beats (areas or routes) to patrol alone or with a partner. Police try to maintain peace in their beat. While patrolling, police travel by foot, squad cars, motorcycles, boat, helicopter, or horseback. While in a squad car, police receive directions on what to do from headquarters by a two-way radio. Only 15 % of their job chasing down criminals like on television. The other 85 % is devoted to more routine services like controlling traffic. Some special forces of police are a search and rescue team, a bomb squad, a hostage negotiation team, an antiterrorist squad, a tactics patrol, a special events squad, a preventive enforcement patrol, a stakeout squad, a riot squad, and the ever-popular SWAT (special weapons and tactics) team.

Police Training

A new recruit in a small town may receive a short pep talk from the chief for training. Two hours later, he or she will be patrolling their own beat with a .38 Police Special revolver. The median period for training is six to eight weeks, but the best departments deliver a whopping four to six months of training!

Police Dog

A German Shepherd isn’t the only dog that can be a police dog. An Airedale terrier and a Doberman pinscher can be one, too. Police dogs receive special training to track down criminals, be put on guard duty, and other ways that they can assist the police.