My cousin is training to be a police officer, also known as a cop. They are a member of a police force.
That's cool, sounds like an exciting job.
Yes and officers are generally charged with arresting criminals and preventing crimes.
I've noticed that, they seem to do a pretty good job of that most of the time.
Some cops are trained in special duties such as child protection, counter-terrorism, and VIP protection.
I would've thought that was more of a special forces kind of thing.
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