Grandview police detective Monica Acklin who on January 19 celebrated her 10-year anniversary as the first female African-American officer on the Grandview Police Department used the occasion to urge young people who want to help others and serve their communities to seriously consider careers in law enforcement, particularly with the Grandview Police Department.
“If you’re passionate about helping others and making positive changes, it’s a great career,” Acklin said. “We want people who want to give back to their communities.”
Although many people think of police work as mainly involving confronting and arresting violent criminals, often with the officer’s gun drawn, Acklin pointed out the vast majority of officers’ interactions with the public involves helping people who have been victims of crime or are facing some other traumatic situation.
She pointed out that the Grandview Department has a co-responder program with ReDiscover social service agency that will send its trained staffers to assist persons suffering a crisis when requested by the Department…