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George Perez
Lee High School
Senior Capstone RD
Peter Foote
May 3rd, 2020
EQ: Essential Question: How do police officers make the community better?
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The Communities Protectors
A community needs help from people that want to make the community better and help it
be in a stable condition. To make the community be outstanding, safe, and secure, it needs police
officers to look out for the people, the citizens, and their environment. Police officers always
have it in their minds that their lives are at risk; once they step a foot outside in the role of law
enforcement, they are protectors who face risky situations and potential danger. These are people
who want to make the community better. Police officers' jobs are there to provide protection for
society, keep the community in a safe condition, and to maintain law and order.
A police officer’s primary goal is to provide protection for each and everyone who is a
part of the community. Over the years, police officers have been known for their job of bringing
protection to the community. A police job is risky, but they all have that in mind when they enter
this career. Officers just want their community to have protection from the danger that may cause
the community to be in a negative condition. According to Officer Pamela Keen, from the
Wyoming Department of Public Safety and Community Services Division, “By working in and
with the community, I am here every day, so I know what is or is not normal behavior. I can’t
see everything, so the police depend on community members to report when something is
happening. We work together to make a better community. Neither can do it alone” (Keen,
2020). Officers bring protection to the community, but police also need participation from the
community like reporting when something is getting out of hand.
Officers lookout for the community and their option is to make the community a safer
place for pedestrians. Police officers go out every day to make sure everything is safe. If they see
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anything suspicious, they go and check it out to see if everything is alright. The Berwyn Police
Department shared that “When you call to report suspicious activity, you aid not only the Police
Department, but you make your neighborhood a safer place in which to live and work.”(Berwyn,
2020). Not only do the police work for everyone’s safety, but also the society. This gives people
the chance or the opportunity to call the police and report any suspicious activity. Berwyn Police
also said, “Many times people notice something suspicious but don’t call the Police Department
because they assume someone else has called. Don’t assume! Make the call – if the suspicious
activity has already been reported, the radio dispatcher will tell you,” (Berwyn, 2020). If
something is going on in the community, a person should report and not assume that the issue
has already been taken care of. When someone reports suspicious activity, they help the
community avoid danger and the police can then deal with the issue at hand. The goal is always
to make a community safe and secure.
Police officers serve the community because they want to help out the society and
maintain order. Police officers want to uphold the law, so people would always know that there
are rules around society. The City of Wyoming Michigan states that “The DUTY of the
Wyoming Police Department is to serve the people of our community with dignity, respect,
fairness, and compassion. We serve with the COURAGE to protect life and property and
maintain law and order” (City of Wyoming, 2020). Police work to protect the people and
maintain law and order around the city, which is the community. Officers go around the area of
the community and see if everything is looking secure and stable, or else they investigate until
they find out that there was something wrong going on throughout the day. Officer Keen said,
“Police help maintain order and a lawful society. We investigate crimes and assist in the criminal
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justice system, which ensures the rights of everyone are respected.” (Keen, 2020). Officers
investigate anything that they believe could be a dangerous problem for society, and they make
sure everything is safe at the end of the day. Maintaining order and peace is a true priority for all
police officers.
In closing, police officers are heroes to the community because they put their lives out
there for the society. They make sure everyone is safe, and that property is secure and in good
condition and that no danger is threatening the community and/or its citizens. Police work with
dignity and they make sure people know what their rights are. Most important, they know they
are assigned to protecting everyone and they are the ones to solve the issues. Police officers
make the community better, they enforce the law, they protect, they make sure the community is
safe, and they maintain laws and order around the community.
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References
Berwyn Police Department - What Is Suspicious Activity?. (2020). Retrieved 30 April
2020, from
http://www.berwynpd.com/general_information/what_is_suspicious_activity
City of Wyoming > About Wyoming > City Departments > Public Safety - Police. (2020).
Retrieved 30 April 2020, from
https://www.wyomingmi.gov/About-Wyoming/City-Departments/Public-Safety/Police
Keen, P. (2020). Wyoming Police Department of Safety Division [In person].
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