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If you've gotten to this page, you may be wondering what are the police skills needed to do this job effectively? Police managers look for certain KSAs in recruits KSAs stands for Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities. This is government lingo, or slang, for the common sense, street smarts, book smarts, training, physical skills, etc. needed to be an effective and efficient Law Enforcement Officer.
The role of Police Officer is comprised of several different roles. An officer may have to play marriage counselor at one call and then be called to break up a bar fight. The officer may have to rescue a motorist from a crashed vehicle and then perform life saving CPR. Since there is no one set of skills that make a good police officer, officers must possess a variety of knowledge about most facets of life. Our officers are required to have 60 hours of college course. Most have more. This is to insure a well rounded, educated officer. Officers receive training in law, police tactics, shooting, diversity, ethics, and domestic violence at the police academy. The establishes the foundation for the localized training the officer receives once they get back to their departments. Once assigned to a Field Training Officer, recruits learn by performing the job as officer. here they are constantly evaluated to insure they are learning the job. After the recruit is released from training, they participate in continued education classes. These classes come in a variety of topics centered around improving skills as an officer. The classes range from Drug Seizure tactics, Criminal Law updates, Railroad Collision Investigation, Alcohol Enforcement, Sting Operations, and Animal Crime Investigations.
An officer must possess a variety of mechanical, or technical, skills. These skills are physical techniques like controlled tactics, defensive tactics, handcuffing, use of force, firearms, Life-saving skills like CPR, first aid, and Automatic External De-fibulator (AED) use allow officers to stabilize patients until medical personnel arrive on scene. Police Officers also receive training in Hazardous Material Awareness. This type of training allows officers to respond accordingly to motor vehicle crashes involving transported and spilled chemicals, as well as industrial accidents. This training is designed to save lives that have been endangered and prevent other lives from being risked unnecessarily. Certain specialties within the department like detectives, K-9 Handlers, Firearms Instructor, and Field Training Officers receive specialized training.
What sort of abilities are needed to do this job? Dealing effectively with the public is a huge priority. Being able to quickly and effectively communicate with people is a must. Communication means listening as well. We want officers that are caring and compassionate towards our clientele, the public. There is no way to fully and accurately describe the abilities needed to do this job. One who can communicate effectively, thinks quickly, is honest, excels in writing reports, and can establish a command presence when needed will excel as an officer.
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