Blog 3: Topic Choice and Working EQ

1. My topic is Special Operations.

2. What are the laws that restrict Special Operations, and what is their procedure for acting within but around these laws and restrictions?

Summer Mentorship Component

     1. Mentorship Hours Spreadsheet located here.

     2. Due to the nature of my mentors work and in concern for their safety and the safety of their respective co-workers I can NOT allow the publication of their identity or workplace number. please understand that not only am I bound by law to keep their identities secret for legal reasons, but also a moral obligation for the protection of their families and loved ones. Unless I am given permission by my mentor to publish their name and number, this must remain my stance. Thank you.

     3. Various Questions were raised during my mentorship with the Technical Division. These questions ranged from personal about my mentors previous work experience and broad questions dealing with the Division as a whole. These questions included:

1. How does the typical work day go for you and your co-workers? are you all working on the same investigation or do you each have separate tasks assigned to your respective positions?

2. What sort of education is required or expected of you for employment in the field? Is there more than one way to enter your work?

3. Did you plan on this line of work from the beginning? If not, what led you to this line of work and continue with it? If it was, what obstacles did you face along the way to your current position?

4. Where does your equipment come from? If from outside sources, than what are some examples of these companies, and if you build them yourself, where did you learn to craft these electronics?

5. What would be your best advice for someone looking to enter the force and become a new member of the Technical Division? What would you say is the best way of getting through the Police Academy?

 6. What is NATIA? Are you required to attend every one of it's sessions? How would you describe the experience of seeing the several small companies, each trying to prove itself that it stands above all others in terms of your work? 

7. NATIA occurs in several different states in the U.S., it could be in Texas or Tennessee, or maybe even closer to home in San Diego. does your department cover the travel expenses for the farther training, or are you expected to cover the cost of travel and reservation?

8. What concerns do you have for the future of your work? Is there any need for caution amongst new recruits? How about workplace politics? Do certain co-workers interfere with your attempts to perform your duties?

9. What is the median pay for people in your line of work? Does the department provide certain benefits to it's workers such as medical, dental, or life insurance?

     4. The most important thing i learned while serving my mentor was, i learned of the extreme expertise amongst the detectives and the way they utilize their equipment. what they can not build or find amongst the office, they can create from scratch through soldering, metalwork, and skill. some equipment such as cameras, microphones and transmitters can be used in several different ways to match the situation. When it comes down to it, I learned that these workers are problem solvers. they solve the real world problems as they come, or even before they happen, and are able to work as they go along. their ingenuity, bravery and deduction make these detectives the top in their field. Given the importance of these qualities, it is important that any aspiring employee should personify them. 

     5. For my Senior Project, I plan on working much closer with the Technical Division and my mentor to closer study how their jobs may be even more effective in the pursuit of law and justice. working in this mentorship opened up my eyes to a world around me. one of surveillance, forensics and espionage. this work opens up possible employment opportunities in , engineering, computer programming, counter-espionage, and even domestic careers such as photography. while i was mentored, I learned how the skills i was taught could be warped into fighting itself. Which is why for my Senior Project, I plan on working on the Technical Division and how it could improve in hardware and methodology.