Police officer is an official employee of the police force. “Police officers help to prevent crime and disorder, and uphold the law” (Security and Armed Forces, 2009).

A decision to become a police officer is not an easy one. Not only because it involves a lot of risky and dangerous situations, but because it puts a great responsibility on you. Being a police officer is not just a job, even though it implies salary. It grants you an enormous power that is comparable to only few other government officials’ authority.

You definitely have to think hard before you take a decision. It’s well known that many young people’s police officer carriers end soon after they get started. “When young men and women begin their law enforcement careers as police officers, they have no idea just how many pitfalls lay before them.  Too many new police officers listen to bad advice, and they develop bad working habits” (Baker, 2006).

Moreover, to become a police officer you have to meet a number of essentially important requirements which are, for example, to be a US citizen, to be physically available for those kinds of activities that being a police force employee implies. You are also supposed to be at least a high school graduate and to have some working experience. All your abilities and skills are thoroughly checked, since your level of competence and the quality of your performance will probably once result in human life rescuing.

If thinking about future prospects, “employment of police and detectives is expected to increase about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2016. This is because people are concerned about crime and safety” (Police Officer, 2008). And probably, that’s a change for the better.