My dad is a cop. or you can call him a police officer, also known as an officer, policeperson,
What can you tell me about his job? Is it dangerous?
It can be very dangerous. He told me In most countries, "police officer" is a generic term. And it does not specify gender.
Does the term police officer mean keeping the peace?
I do believe it does. When you join the force they make all officers take a sworn oath.
What do they swear to in the oath?
They swear to protect and serve the public. they also have the power to make arrest and detain people.
Since its a dangerous job are police officers paid well?
in order to pass themselves off as ordinary citizens. In most countries police officers are given exemptions from certain laws to perform their duties. For example an officer may use force if necessary to arrest or detain a person when it would ordinarily be assault. Officers can also break road rules to perform their duties.
Etymology.
The word "police" comes from the Greek "politeia" meaning government, which came to mean its civil administration. Police officers are those empowered by government to enforce the laws it creates.
Police officer
A police officer, also known as an officer, policeman, policewoman, cop/copper, garda, police agent, or a police employee is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, "police officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the rank "officer" is legally reserved for military personnel.
Police officers are generally charged with the apprehension of criminals and the prevention and detection of crime, protection and assistance of the