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You have some really great points Zutana . Definitely use the down time in the academy to study for tests, practice handcuffing and tactics, etc. You are in the academy to make those mistakes there and learn. You eff up...OWN IT! Big deal might have to write a to/from. I actually never thought that I would be writing those my entire career so it's practice lol. You want a day off nowadays you have to write a to/from way in advance so it's not all for when you mess up. Work together and help each other get through it. Those are some of the best bonds you'll make on this job are in the academy. Have fun and make the best of it.
When the instructors tell you that you might work with them or back them up one day I can tell you that a handful returned to the streets and I have backed up and worked with so its true. Continue to learn everyday. I know that I do. Realistically you're not going to know a lot when hit the streets. The reality is you'll have some foundation but you're going to learn police work by actually doing it. The academy can only prepare you so much. For example we had a person with a gun call recently and guy was fighting and had a gun on him. The training and experience will kick in and emergency cuffing comes with practice. So if you practice cuffing together on the mats make it realistic but don't hurt each other. Some people are cool and compliant when the cuffs go on but then you got the fighters or ones that will run on you. The positioning for cuffing if possible to minimize an attack is very important. So listen to what they're telling you.
Don't be doing arrests 99 if you're working alone. I never understood that. Wait for your partner or backup. Learn the streets, study the maps, the grid system if you're not from here, know what landmarks that are near you. That's all on you. You turn a corner take a mental snapshot or say it for your partner even if you're not on a job. It's a good habit especially going to a 1A job. Stuff happens and you might on-view something.
I also want to say the department as a whole gets a bad rap because of the people in charge which is outside of our control but hats off to the people that continue to show up and wear the CPD uniform everyday and show great restraint and do their jobs. As someone said you could literally do everything right and still be wrong here. I work with some of the of the hardest working people and we not only work in the busiest part of the city, we are one of the busiest districts in the entire country. In one SHIFT or tour of duty we can regularly deal with multiple people shot or several shootings, crazy domestics, mental health disturbances, multiple shots fired calls or Shot spotter alerts, person with a gun calls, carjackings. We have to call out the gunfire regularly and casually its unfortunate but it literally is that crazy here.
You're going to see a lot of stuff quicker especially in these busier places. The nicer districts are no longer that so they can keep spitting that lie to people. It's very obvious to anyone that lives here. This job isn't for everyone but always happy to have new people to help out. I'm not going to sugar coat it. Someone has to do this so thank you guys for being crazy enough to join us lol. Take care.
When the instructors tell you that you might work with them or back them up one day I can tell you that a handful returned to the streets and I have backed up and worked with so its true. Continue to learn everyday. I know that I do. Realistically you're not going to know a lot when hit the streets. The reality is you'll have some foundation but you're going to learn police work by actually doing it. The academy can only prepare you so much. For example we had a person with a gun call recently and guy was fighting and had a gun on him. The training and experience will kick in and emergency cuffing comes with practice. So if you practice cuffing together on the mats make it realistic but don't hurt each other. Some people are cool and compliant when the cuffs go on but then you got the fighters or ones that will run on you. The positioning for cuffing if possible to minimize an attack is very important. So listen to what they're telling you.
Don't be doing arrests 99 if you're working alone. I never understood that. Wait for your partner or backup. Learn the streets, study the maps, the grid system if you're not from here, know what landmarks that are near you. That's all on you. You turn a corner take a mental snapshot or say it for your partner even if you're not on a job. It's a good habit especially going to a 1A job. Stuff happens and you might on-view something.
I also want to say the department as a whole gets a bad rap because of the people in charge which is outside of our control but hats off to the people that continue to show up and wear the CPD uniform everyday and show great restraint and do their jobs. As someone said you could literally do everything right and still be wrong here. I work with some of the of the hardest working people and we not only work in the busiest part of the city, we are one of the busiest districts in the entire country. In one SHIFT or tour of duty we can regularly deal with multiple people shot or several shootings, crazy domestics, mental health disturbances, multiple shots fired calls or Shot spotter alerts, person with a gun calls, carjackings. We have to call out the gunfire regularly and casually its unfortunate but it literally is that crazy here.
You're going to see a lot of stuff quicker especially in these busier places. The nicer districts are no longer that so they can keep spitting that lie to people. It's very obvious to anyone that lives here. This job isn't for everyone but always happy to have new people to help out. I'm not going to sugar coat it. Someone has to do this so thank you guys for being crazy enough to join us lol. Take care.
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