Name and define the four special characteristics that successful police work requires, as described in your textbook.

What will be an ideal response?


These four characteristics are:

Quick decision making: Sometimes, police officers must make on-the-spot decisions about whether to use force, how to maneuver a patrol car, or whether to stop a suspect.
The independent nature of police work: The position of peace officer in all states in the United States is a position of honor and trust. After patrol officers attend roll call, stand inspection, check out their equipment, and depart into the streets in their patrol cars, they work virtually unsupervised until the end of their tour of duty.
"Dirty work": Police work requires police officers to perform distasteful work, such as dealing with notorious criminals and viewing corpses.
Danger: Police officers must spend a substantial amount of their time trying to resolve conflicts, frequently in hostile environments.

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