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Expert: - 4/22/2009


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QUESTION: Hi Jack I got a question. if your working with the police  in any way weather its out on the street or in the station/ office   is it okay for police  to ask you questions  not related to work so like if some police officer asks you  how was your hoilday  is that okay to answer ? i heard that you should not  talk/ bring your outside/ private life in to the lawenforcement work place.please tell me what you think  thank you


ANSWER: Someone using a different name asked a nearly identical question about three minutes ago.  What is going on here?

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QUESTION: oh u got that? sorry i didnt get that email it didnt seem to work on my other email  so i had to  use this account be cause i got the email the email thing won't come to the cop account sory.

ANSWER: Ok well why don't you ask the question again.  I don't understand the situation.  Tell me the whole story.

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QUESTION: okay    can Police Officers ask their cowokers about regular stuff like if you had a hoilday can they ask you how it went? i mean i heard that you shouldnt talk about private life/ out side work life  is it okay to ask  those questions like how was your hoilday  if your working in a police station and the officer asks

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I don't see a thing wrong with asking a coworker about how their holiday was or what they did on their day off.  If the coworker doesn't like being asked then they don't have to answer.   I am not sure why you think that this is wrong.  Asking these kind of questions or engaging in small talk makes for a healthy work enviroment.  What if the officer ignored you?

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U.S.: I am an expert in this category for the purpose of giving young people an idea what the hiring process involves for the position of police officer. I am getting a flood of questions from young people who are being influenced by unrealistic television shows. I'd ask you to consider that when you watch police shows on television that they are NOT realistic and most of what you see does not happen in real life. Please do not ask me about potential jail sentences that you, your friends, or family might receive in court. There is no way for me to know that. I am NOT a probation officer so I cannot answer questions about probation and parole matters. I am a retired police officer with 26 years experience.I worked in a variety of assignments including investigations, homicide, sex crimes, runaway investigations, missing persons, and fraud.I also dealt with the general public during that time giving a wide range of advice on matters such as domestic disputes, problem solving, teenage problems, civil/criminal matters, and dealing with the mentally ill. I am available to give sound and reasonable advice which can solve most problems. Please do not ask me to do homework questions or online interviews. Young people should not rely on the Internet for interviews. Local police officers are normally very agreeable to assist students with interviews and surveys.

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Worked as a police officer/detective for 26 years.

Graduate of the University of Maryland.B.S. in Law Enforcement.Attended numerous schools and training courses involving investigations, interviewing, interrogations, crime detection, domestic violence, and others. Recognized in court as an expert witness.

Received numerous awards during my police career for expert investigations. Handled the most sensitive and confidential investigations. In 1999 I won an award for my work with high school students while working in my new career in a large suburban high school.

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