Recognizing Significance: Officer McCall

Police academy and police training has become a vital part in the field of Criminal Justice today. Recruiting is a process that is much more strict now that it has ever been. Police of today's world must be ready for situations of all kinds.

Officer McCall of OCPD did just that while off duty.

Please read the following article (or watch the video): http://kfor.com/2012/07/03/off-duty-police-officer-saves-life-changes-many/

Although the article is fairly short, I think it has a lot of value towards showing how important policing is in our society. This act could be categorized as a community style of policing. McCall was off duty and acted in a way that was selfless and better for society. Who knows if Cooper would have survived without officer McCall's help? This, combined with important everyday acts is what makes our police force so valuable towards society. Although this article did not directly point out the importance of my field, it did a good job of doing so by reporting a notable example.

Works Cited

Meyer, Ali. "Off-duty Police Officer Saves Life, Changes Many." KFORcom Oklahoma City News Weather from KFOR Television Oklahomas News Channel 4. News Channel 4, 3 July 2012. Web. 30 Oct. 2012.