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How did you know you wanted to become in law enforcement? What drove you?

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Stanley’s Answer

My case is unique. I was a college professor at Ohio University, coming from UC Berkeley. I taught Sociology and Criminology. At the time (the early 70's) there were no authors writing about police who had actually served as peace officers. I decided to leave academics and do a few years (it turned out to be 40!) and return to academics with some substantial insights. I was the valedictorian and president of my police academy. Since I wanted to understand the profession, I volunteered for any assignment or position I could get. Eventually I worked my way up the ranks, including serving as a Chief of Police for ten years.

There is no clear explanation for what happened, except to say that I continued to teach police and a variety of forms of criminal justice, but from a different vantage point.
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James’s Answer

I was looking for a job after high school, and there was a Six Flags in my area that was hiring. I was scrolling through potential jobs, when I stumbled across loss prevention. I applied and got the job. In my time in loss prevention, I did internal investigations into employee theft, plain clothes apprehensions of shoplifters, fraud investigations, and some CCTV maintenance. It was a tremendous experience, and I was hooked on law enforcement instantly. It's the demanding aspect of it. No day will be like the last. There is a manual for whatever you do, but so often that manual doesn't help you, and you have to think critically. I have been in law enforcement ever since, and now work corrections for the Marine Corps.
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