The Scores: Would You Be a Good Cop?

So, how'd you do? Law enforcement is less glamorous and more tedious than television writers have led you to believe. If you have a burning desire to protect and serve your fellow man (and woman), you may have what it takes to wear the gold badge.

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I would not quit my day job if I were you. Perhaps, your personality is more creative, imaginative and free spirited than the usual cop''s personality. Though most cops have the same (or very close) Myers-Briggs profile, there are a few other profile types. I am an ENFP(extraverted, intuitive, feeling, perceiving), which is just about as different as one can be from ESTJ(extraverted, sensing, thinking, judging) (probably the most frequent profile for cops). If you are determined to wear a badge, why not call your local police department and ask them if they have citizen ride-alongs? If they do, you can learn about police work up-close and personal.

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You did quite well. What will you do next, perhaps a ride-along? If you have a college degree and a clean record you may qualify for a challenging new career. You may want to learn a little more about the wonderful world of law enforcement before you begin taking shooting lessons. You could start with these sites:

Law Enforcement Degree & Career Info

http://www.wnmu.edu/academic/applied/Academypage.html
It is the police academy in New Mexico.

And this is a very interesting site as is this site:

http://www.hollandc.pe.ca/APA/ especially if you happen to live near Boston. Oh, you may need to learn about the appropriate application of the "baton." The less politically correct call it a nightstick. Believe it or not you must take a written test to be certified in "baton."

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This is amazing! You must watch lots of cop shows. It appears that your personality is similar the majority of law enforcement officers. I have found that supervisors and chiefs have slightly different profiles from the rank and file troops. You are probably ready to learn more about your new profession:

South University Online

Criminal Justice (Law Enforcement)
Prepare to protect the public and serve on the front lines of homeland security by learning about law enforcement operations, criminal law and investigation, and terrorism and homeland security. full degree description

The links in the previous score categories will inform and entertain you. I also have links just for you. This job is a little different, you would be guarding the US Capitol (the Whitehouse), just in case Virginia becomes hostile and decides to wage war: http://www.uscapitolpolice.gov/profiles.html

No doubt, you realize that Richmond was the capitol of the Confederacy. Therefore, the idea is not as extreme as it might appear at first. How do you feel about kangaroos and other assorted marsupials? Before you decide to exclude Australia, you should know their starting salary for cops on probation is $44,000, look at their site http://www.police.nsw.gov.au /recruitment/recruitment.cfm. Would you be interested in the United States''s first federal law enforcement agency? Okay here it is http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/ US Marshals.

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Good luck to all of you. What more can you ask… a cool car with flashing blue lights and a siren, sinfully scrumptious glazed or chocolate covered doughnuts and pepper spray. Oh, by the way, before you can carry pepper spray you must be sprayed. Darn, I''ll bet we just lost a few enthusiastic applicants. Pity.

The difference between observing and seeing:

Here is your first lesson in detecting. Pay close attention. There will be a test.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down for the night and went to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend.

"Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."

Watson replied, "I see millions and millions of stars."

"What does that tell you?"

Watson pondered for a minute.

"Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, I can see that God is all-powerful and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you?"

Holmes was silent for a minute, and then spoke. "Watson, you idiot, some crook has stolen our tent."

- Anonymous

This test was taken from "The Ultimate Book of Personality Tests" by Dr. Dorothy McCoy
Available at Amazon.com

PoliceOne columnist Dr. Dorothy McCoy has been in private practice as a clinical counselor for 10 years. She is a diplomate with the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and a law enforcement consultant. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (in North and South Carolina). More information on Dr. McCoy, and her other columns .

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