6.7 Career Ancillaries
As we have covered in this chapter, the most common career opportunity within Policing is the Police Officer, although there are Telecommunicators, Victim Advocates, and many other positions within the field as well. To learn more about each of these positions check out the links below.
6.7.1 Telecommunications
To learn more about the role, responsibility and job opportunities of Telecommunicators (also known as Dispatchers and Call-Takers) review the following resources:
- Visit the Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency to learn more about a Telecommunication agency.
- Visit the Willamette Valley Communications Center site at 911 Services | Salem, Oregon
- Watch the California Highway PatrolCHP Public Safety Dispatchers and Operators – You hear their voices, now see their faces.
- Watch the City of Edina On The Job – 911 Dispatcher – May 2016
- Watch the South Metro Fire Rescue Centennial, Colorado911 Dispatcher – A Day in the Life
- Watch the New Castle County, Delaware 911 Dispatchers in Action
6.7.2 Police Officer
To learn more about the role, responsibility and job opportunities of Police Officers review the following resources:
- Oregon Revised Statute ORS 133.220 – Who may make arrest outlines some of the responsibilities of a police (peace) officer.
- Watch the Grand Rapids Police Department’s A Day in the Life: Patrol Officer
- Watch A Day in the Life of #SLOCounty Sheriff’s Deputy
- Watch the Portland Police Bureau’s Join the Best
- Watch aRide along with Portland police officer Jordan Zaitz
- To learn more about federal law enforcement officer training visit the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.
6.7.3 Victim Advocate
To learn more about the role, responsibility, and job opportunities of Victim Advocates review the following resources:
- Watch the City of Vancouver’s Inside The City: Victim Advocate
- Visit Marion County’s District Attorney’s Victim Assistance Office website.
- Visit the Center for Hope & Safety, a non-profit resource that works with victim advocates to provide victims with resources in Salem, Oregon.
- Visit the Liberty House, a child abuse assessment center in Salem, Oregon that works with law enforcement, victims, and advocates during child abuse investigations.