How-I-became-a-police-officer

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Choice count: 31

Section count: 21

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Error count: 5

Field Related Analysis

Education : 77 matches

(bullying, cegep, choice, college, continuing, don, down, education, education in, elementary school, first, grades, high school, learn, level, motivation, national, school, skills, technology)

Police-Technology : 40 matches

(commander, investigator, lieutenant, national police school, patrol, police, police force, police officer, right)

Sociology : 22 matches

(education, international, school, technology)

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How-I-became-a-police-officer

Start at the beginning.

Help me make the right decisions to become a police officer. I am starting elementary school. Should I stay in my neighborhood school or go to the music program that was offered to me?

Choice 1 : My neighborhood school.

Choice 2 : The music program.

Interrogation

My neighborhood school.

You chose to let me continue my education in my neighborhood school. During those years I lost my motivation because I did not know in which program I wanted to go in the future. I had to repeat a year, and I did not manage to get the grades necessary to enter a good high school program.

Choice 1 : Start again

Elementary school

The music program.

You chose to let me continue my elementary school in a music program. I ended up liking it, and making lots of friends. I was pretty good at school, and I am now able to choose between going to sport studies or the international program.

Choice 1 : The sport studies.

Choice 2 : The international program.

Music notes

The sport studies.

You chose that I would do my high school in the sport study program. So, I have to find in which art I want to specialize between cheerleading or gymnastics.

Choice 1 : Cheerleading program.

Choice 2 : Gymnastic program.

Cheer vs gym

Cheerleading program.

I am now in the cheerleading program. At the beginning, I really liked it and everything. Was going well, but unfortunately I ended up hanging out with the wrong crowd which led me to drop out of school.

Choice 1 : Try again

Cheerleading girl

Gymnastic program.

I am now in the gymnastic program. At first, everything was going well both in terms of grades ans sports. In the end, I started to focus more on sports which caused my grades to drop, so now I can’t go into the program I want at cegep.

Choice 1 : Try again

Gymnastic girl

The international program.

You let me into the international program. It was a very good decision because I was able to travel around the world, learn Spanish and get good grades. Now that I finished high school, it is time to know if I want to take a year off or, if I start the Police Technology program.

Choice 1 : Take a year off.

Choice 2 : Police Technology program.

Vacation village

Take a year off.

You decided that I should take a year off. During that year, I realized that it was more fun to travel than go to school, so I continued to travel one more year, and I lost the physical skills to go to Police Technology.

Choice 1 : Made another choice

Vacation around the world

Police Technology program.

I finally had the opportunity to study in my dream program, but there is still one step left, choosing the school in which I will continue my studies.

Choice 1 : John Abbott College.

Choice 2 : Ahuntsic College.

Police school

John Abbott College.

I started my technical studies at John Abbott College. I didn’t have too much trouble fitting in, but I quickly realized that I had too much difficulty in English and that continuing at this college would be too difficult for me.

Choice 1 : Take the other way

John Abbott College

Ahuntsic College.

I finally found the college for me. I was able to complete my studies well, and I successfully completed the national police school. I am now faced with two choices. Goes work for the police on the provincial level or go work for a municipality police service.

Choice 1 : The provincial police.

Choice 2 : Municipalities police service.

Ahuntsic college

The provincial police.

I am now employed as a provincial police officer. Everything was going great until I realized that the commander wanted to send me far away from home. So, I ended up losing everything and being unhappy.

Choice 1 : Try again

Provincial police logo

Municipalities police service.

You decided that I was going to work for a municipality. Now which police department am I going to work for?

Choice 1 : Longueuil agglomeration city police service.

Choice 2 : Montreal polices city department.

SPVM

Longueuil agglomeration city police service.

Everything is going really well at the Longueuil agglomeration police department, I have been working there for years now, and the commander is offering me a position either as director or lieutenant.

Choice 1 : Director.

Choice 2 : Lieutenant.

Longueuil police departement

Director.

I started my position as director, and I realized that everyone was divided, people worked individually rather than in teams, so it was not a good working atmosphere, and I left the position.

Choice 1 : Try again

Police director

Lieutenant.

I start working as a lieutenant, and I realize that there is a lot of bickering and bullying in the police department. People put others down to get better positions, and don’t give me my chance, I leave.

Choice 1 : Try again

Police lieutenant

Montreal polices city department.

I ended up joining the Montreal polices city department, I really liked the atmosphere and the people I worked with. After a few years already, I had the choice between staying on the patrol or becoming an investigator.

Choice 1 : Staying on the patrol.

Choice 2 : Becoming an investigator.

Montreal police department

Staying on the patrol.

You decided that I was going to spend my entire career doing patrol. Unfortunately, over time I experienced several traumatic events, and I had difficulty recovering from them, so I had to leave the police force.

Choice 1 : Try again

Recovery

Becoming an investigator.

I have now become an investigator in homicide. For several years I have loved my job, but I keep thinking that maybe I could change careers.

Choice 1 : Keep my investigator position.

Choice 2 : Change career.

Investigator

Keep my investigator position.

You decided that I would remain an investigator. It was a good decision. I am now one of the best investigators in Quebec, and I am very happy.

Choice 1 : The end

Happy

Change career.

You decided that I was going to chance careers. It could have been a good idea, but it brought me more stress and difficult situations, I lost my dream job.

Choice 1 : You’re almost there! Try again.

Stress