| "I've gone into hundreds of fortune-teller's | | | | assertive and emotionally and psychologically |
| parlors, and have been told thousands of | | | | stable. Do you have the characteristics |
| things, but nobody ever told me I was a | | | | necessary to become a successful officer? |
| policewoman getting ready to arrest her." | | | | Let''s see...Choose your best answer to the |
| | | | following questions. Answer the questions |
| - New York City DetectiveLaw enforcement is | | | | with a ''Y'' for YES or an ''N'' for NO, or |
| less glamorous and more tedious than | | | | ''a'' or ''b'' where applicable.Would You Be |
| television writers have led you to believe. | | | | A Good Cop?1. ___ Is your IQ above average?2. |
| If you have a burning desire to protect and | | | | ___ Could you go into your garage and sit |
| serve your fellow man (and woman), you may | | | | alone in your car for 12 hours and still be |
| have what it takes to wear the gold badge.I | | | | alert enough to respond immediately to a |
| evaluate prospective officers using | | | | distress call?3. ___ Could you walk into a |
| psychological, personality and IQ testing | | | | dark building with only a gun and a |
| instruments. I attempt to select candidates | | | | flashlight (which tells anyone in there where |
| who will adhere to the Police Ethical | | | | you are) knowing that an armed and dangerous |
| Standards, of which this is one paragraph:"As | | | | suspect is somewhere in the darkness? Oh, and |
| a Law Enforcement Officer, my fundamental | | | | he does not like cops.4. ___ Could you wear |
| duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives | | | | 20 pounds of body armor and tools of the |
| and property; to protect the innocent against | | | | trade (i.e., weapon, handcuffs, baton, |
| deception, the weak against oppression or | | | | flashlight, knife) in 100-degree heat and |
| intimidations, and the peaceful against | | | | still be able to chase a suspect several |
| violence or disorder; and to respect the | | | | blocks on foot.5. ___ Could you listen to all |
| Constitutional rights of all men to liberty, | | | | of the doughnut jokes and still smile |
| equality and justice."Law enforcement | | | | whenever you hear a new one (or even an old |
| standards are exceptionally high, as they | | | | one)?6. Which is more important to you? |
| should be.We also look for candidates who are | | | | ____(a) A substantial salary(b) Serving your |
| friendly, caring, intelligent, polite, | | | | community.7. |