Blog 13 - 10 Hour Mentorship Check-In

Being motivated and passionate will always make the job easier. 

1. Where are you doing your mentorship?

• I am doing my mentorship at the Pomona Police Department. I am also trying to get another ,enter but in the Los Angeles County Sheriff's  Department Walnut/Diamond Bar. So, with a little more time of being an Explorer at their Explorer Post 29 I should find one. 

2. Who is your contact?  What makes this person an expert?

• My current contact is Officer Rodriguez and Officer Cooper who are both from the Pomona Police Department.  Officer Rodriguez is considered an expert due to the many years that he has worked in the department, his background history consist of being part of the Pomona Police Explorers Post 160 since he was 15 years old, he is part of the SWAT team, and he is a Field Training Officer (FTO). A Field Training Officer is an Officer who completes the required courses and tests that will be used to determine if the Officer has the ability to teach others about the field. By others I mean new Police Officers who recently graduated the Police Academy and are still learning the ways of handling calls for service in the city they have chosen to work for. Officer Cooper is also considered  to be an expert because he has outstanding skills. His background history starts off as serving in the United States Marine Corps, then putting himself through the Sheriff's Academy to later work for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in several different cities, then transferring to the Police Department of Pomona. Officer Cooper has military and Law Enforcement  background and he owns his own business of fixing and cleaning different types of weapons such as handguns, rifles, shotguns, etc. Officer Cooper is also part of the SWAT team and he was  a tactical flight officer which is an Officer who is a pilot. Both Officers previously mentioned are experts at what they do and have the qualities as well as skills to perform their duties to the best of their abilities. 

3. How many hours have you done during the school year? (Summer Mentorship Hours and Mentorship Hours should be reflected separately in your Senior Project Hours log located on the right hand side of your blog). 

• During the school year and up to this point I have completed a total of 53 hours with both of my mentors. 

4. Succinctly summarize what you did, how well you and your mentor worked together, and how you plan to complete the remaining hours. 

• What I did for my mentorship hours so go on ridealongs with my mentors on different days. I would ride for a whole shift which consisted of 10 or 11 hours it  would always vary. During my ridealong my mentorship and I assisted on several calls for service and if a report needed to be taken I would assist on writing the report. I would also serve as an enterpreter, I gathered information and I was allowed to speak on the radio when we would be called from dispatch. Both mentors and I work well together. They always answer any questions I have and sometimes ask me how I would handle a call for service if I were the assisting Officer. They are very helpful and if it seemed like I do not understand something they would explain it without me asking them to do so. I have gone over the amount of hours required but I will continue on meeting with my mentors and going on ridealongs. 

*You need 50 hours plus the original 10 in the summer by May. The original 10 from the summer do not count toward the 50. By the end of the year, you will haven't hours counting that original 10.