1. maintaining civil order, and enforcing laws law enforcement oflcers
focus on helping peo-
ple in the communiies
they serve, and
.
2. the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics Oflcers must always act with-
in the boundaries of their au-
thority and uphold the stan-
dards of
3. service- oriented profession. Law enforcement is a
4. public oflcer's time is devoted to cus-
tomer service and non- en-
forcement duies. An oflcer's
customer is the
5. assising a driver with a lat ire on the side of the Describe the services you will
road, speaking with business owners about crime provide as a law enforcement
prevenion, or presening informaion on spring oflcer
break safety to a class of high school students.
6. domesic violence situaion, a child custody issue, or As a law enforcement oflcer
an acive shooter event. You may be called to a
7. a problem- solver, and a mulitasker. an oflcer should be ser-
vice- oriented, dependable, a
communicator, and
.
8. supporter, stabilizer, and enforcer the main roles of a law en-
forcement oflcer
,9. Supporter you will help people who are
grieving, hurt, or experiencing
a personal tragedy. For exam-
ple, you might need to calm a
lost child, help a confused per-
son with Alzheimer's, or inter-
view
someone who has gone
through severe trauma. All of
these situaions require you to
be a compassionate and reas-
suring presence.
10. Stabilizer you will be an anchor for
those who are struggling to re-
main calm. You will guide them
through the confusion and
bring order to uncontrolled
situaions. Examples of situ-
aions that might require you to
assume the role
include disaster recovery and
responding to the scene of
a traflc crash.
11. Enforcer Making arrests and maintain-
ing order by giving lawful com-
mands when deemed neces-
sary are just a few examples
where the role is
appropriate. This is when you
need to be assertive and give
, orders
rather than ask quesions.
12. emotional intelligence the ability to identify and cope
with their own emotions while
also doing the same for the
people around them
13. public servant Even out- side of your job, you
will be regarded as a
14. societal position Each time you put on your
uniform, you assume the
of a law enforce-
ment oflcer
15. any person who is elected, appointed, or employed The Florida Statutes define a
full time by any municipality or the state or any law enforcement oflcer as:
political subdivision thereof; who is vested with au-
thority to bear arms and make arrests; and whose
primary responsibility is the prevention and de-
tection of crime or the enforcement of the penal,
criminal, traffic, or highway laws of the state.
16. Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commis- The
sion (CJSTC)
oversees the certification,
employment, training,
maintenance of oflcer
records, and conduct of all
criminal justice oflcers in
Florida.