Blog 7 - Second Interview Preparation

1. My mentor is Deputy Mrad and he works as a deputy for Walnut/Diamond Bar Sheriff Station. He has many years working for the department and has moved through different jobs in Los Angeles Sheriff Department.

2. Where did you start when you got hired? What different jobs have you done from present day to past on the department? What education degree do you have and does it help? What did you go through to be a deputy? What are some different salary incomes that come with different jobs?

Blog 6 - Advisory Prep

1. What has worked well for you concerning senior project this year?  What has made it a positive experience for you?  

What has helped me during my senior project this year would be the fact that I am an explorer. This has helped me to get information that the usual citizen would not be able to get. I am able to get interviews with multiple deputies and see first had training. A positive experience is that it encourages me to do my best in the explorer program because going into Law Enforcement seems like a better possibility everyday as time goes on.

2. What are you finding difficult concerning senior project?  How can you adapt to make that portion work better for you?  How might the senior team help?

What I find to be difficult would be getting the time to be with my mentor. He is always training deputies on the field and of course that will overcome my priorities. I have trouble finding a day that he is available for a ride along that way I would be able to talk to him. I can adapt to finding a schedule by opening up certain days in a week or two weeks in advance. Doing this will allow me to reserve a spot that no on else can take. There is no real way that the senior team could help unless they could stop crime like superheroes, but in all reality there is no help they could do.

Title: Blog 5 - Interview 1 Reflection

1. One important thing that I learned was the key differences be differences between LASD and LAPD. I also learned about the different steps that are taken to even get into the process to become a deputy. One thing I would do is not take down notes as the person it speaking. I will also take my time to pronounce the word I am trying to say.

2. Yes, I did not get additional resources and contacts. I already have other people that I am going to talk to. One source of references was to find out the story of a NYPD officer named Sirpico. He said that this story will show me that the right thing to do is not always the easiest.

3. My interviewee is a Sargent in LASD. He has also spent 25+ years working in LASD. He is also the post advisor for our stations' explorer program.

P.S. I figured out how to put images up on my blog, which is a big win for me.

Interview 1

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Blog 4 - House Advisory Prep 1

     I hope to accomplish not only learning more about Law Enforcement but taking a step closer to getting into Law Enforcement as a career. I hope to also maybe even be hired by the Walnut/Diamond Bar Sheriff Station. I will put all my work into the station, that way they can see how dedicated and committed I am at achieving this goal in life. I plan on working in Law Enforcement and I want to accomplish this goal by taking the small steps leading up to it. I believe that one of these small steps is again showing the Sheriff Station how much I want to be a cop when I get older.

Blog 3 - First Interview Preparation

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  Why? 
I plain on interviewing my Training Officer. I plan on interviewing him because he is in charge with training new deputies and I feel he will have the knowledge to answer my questions that I have to ask. I also plan on interviewing my Post Adviser. My Post Adviser has experience in not only Law Enforcement but also has military background. I believe that both these people will help me in my senior project.

2.  Five questions will be assigned to all seniors to ask.  What additional questions do you plan to ask?
What type of degrees or classes should some one take if they want to go into law enforcement? Does it benefit someone if they can speak more then one language? What is the salary that a deputy makes if he/she is just coming in to the field of law enforcement? What are the pros and cons of being in law enforcement? What have you done in the past that either showed or benefited you in going into law enforcement? To my understanding there are many deputies that have a military background, does having this background help you in any way? What are different branches that you can go into in law enforcement?