1 The role of a police officer is highly demanding, it requires strength, agility, mental toughness among other physical traits. Although there are officer's who have some type of physical disability, not all disabilities are the same and therefore, according to the American Disabilities Act, each disabled individual will not be judged by their disability but more so their ability to perform the essential functions of the job (Avery, p. 58). This protects the agency from a potential violation of the ADA Rights Act and sets clear requirements for those wth disabilities to understand. Also, within the ADA Act, it states an employer must make reasonable accommodations for an employee with disabilities, so in this instance, perhaps and individual could be assigned a desk job rather than a patrol function if they have a physical disabilities which fails to allow them to perform the necessary functions.  Turning to a personal experience which relates to the Saint Leo vale of integrity. After being medically retired from the Army, I applied and interviewed with the Tampa police department. I have limited use of my right hand as a result of injuries sustained in combat but I was able to complete all the necessary physical requirements they ran me through and actually finished ahead of everyone in the course. I did not have any police or law enforcement background which did not help me when I had to act out specific situations but the purpose of the job interview was to be selected to attend their Academy which is where I would have learned these skills. Unfortunately, I never heard back from the Tampa PD, my gut tells me that they had the integrity to do the right thing and that the decision not to hire me was not based on my physical disability; however, I still do not know why I was not selected. As a former soldier, I felt as though I needed to give back to my community and help serve and protect it because that's what I did for our country, and still do. It was a little disappointing to not be selected but I have faith they did not violate my rights. 2 The American Disabilities Act (ADA) was implemented to cease any discrimination of a person with a disability. Therefore, the ADA requires that employers judge a person, not on a disability, but on the facts if the person is able to perform the tasks or requirements for the job (Avery, 2014). The example given was a blind person wanting to be an officer. However, police officers have certain physical job requirements that are essentials for job function. Human Resources furnishes job descriptions for review to ensure the potential applicant understands and is capable of the requirements. For example, according to Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Human Resources Division, the deputy must be able to engage in physical responsibilities as subduing, restraining or apprehending of law violators; are able to use a firearm, defensive tactics, and are capable of tactical driving; and render physica ...

1. 1 The role of a police officer is highly demanding, it requires
strength, agility, mental toughness among other physical traits.
Although there are officer's who have some type of physical
disability, not all disabilities are the same and therefore,
according to the American Disabilities Act, each disabled
individual will not be judged by their disability but more so
their ability to perform the essential functions of the job
(Avery, p. 58). This protects the agency from a potential
violation of the ADA Rights Act and sets clear requirements for
those wth disabilities to understand. Also, within the ADA Act,
it states an employer must make reasonable accommodations for
an employee with disabilities, so in this instance, perhaps and
individual could be assigned a desk job rather than a patrol
function if they have a physical disabilities which fails to allow
them to perform the necessary functions.
Turning to a personal experience which relates to the Saint Leo
vale of integrity. After being medically retired from the Army, I
applied and interviewed with the Tampa police department. I
have limited use of my right hand as a result of injuries
sustained in combat but I was able to complete all the necessary
physical requirements they ran me through and actually finished
ahead of everyone in the course. I did not have any police or
law enforcement background which did not help me when I had
to act out specific situations but the purpose of the job
interview was to be selected to attend their Academy which is
where I would have learned these skills. Unfortunately, I never
heard back from the Tampa PD, my gut tells me that they had
the integrity to do the right thing and that the decision not to
hire me was not based on my physical disability; however, I
still do not know why I was not selected. As a former soldier, I
felt as though I needed to give back to my community and help
serve and protect it because that's what I did for our country,
and still do. It was a little disappointing to not be selected but I
have faith they did not violate my rights.

2. 2 The American Disabilities Act (ADA) was implemented to
cease any discrimination of a person with a disability.
Therefore, the ADA requires that employers judge a person, not
on a disability, but on the facts if the person is able to perform
the tasks or requirements for the job (Avery, 2014). The
example given was a blind person wanting to be an officer.
However, police officers have certain physical job requirements
that are essentials for job function. Human Resources furnishes
job descriptions for review to ensure the potential applicant
understands and is capable of the requirements. For example,
according to Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Human
Resources Division, the deputy must be able to engage in
physical responsibilities as subduing, restraining or
apprehending of law violators; are able to use a firearm,
defensive tactics, and are capable of tactical driving; and render
physical help to the community, to name a few (PCSO, 2018). It
goes further into specific motor vehicle operation capabilities,
and so forth. These requirements are necessary, not only for the
safety of the deputy, but to those persons the deputy comes into
contact. A physical ability is imperative to perform the job and
does not discriminate against a person who as given in the
example is blind.
So, how should an employer treat a person with a disability? In
my opinion, as if there is no disability at all. While I understand
this may be easier said than done, an attempt for equal
treatment is extremely important. Disabled persons have the
right under the ADA to have reasonable accommodations to
perform certain job functions and every attempt should be made
for these accommodations within reason. Our unit recently had a
member become sick and the member was not able to perform
the required job functions as a Forensic Specialist. This is an
important issue that can not be understated. If we mess up a
scene or evidence because we truly are not capable of doing our
job, the victim will suffer. We still have a duty to the
community to uphold our responsibilities and commitment to

3. the public; however, we also have a responsibility to the
member. It was then decided to place the member into a
position that meet the member’s needs while meeting the needs
of the agency. Though this member wasn’t termed “disabled”
the member meets the definition because the member was
limited on major life activities (Avery, 2014).
In closing, the fair treatment of all employees boils down to
respect, one of Saint Leo’s Core Values. Respect can come in
the form of actions and words. People with disabilities knows
the limitations and daily strife’s they face. They live it every
day, so if we treat people that have disabilities a though they
have one, we are not showing them respect and are demeaning
them as incapable bodies.
3 For all law enforcement agencies, it is very important to
have a physical standard in place that all new hires must meet.
Unfortunately, as time goes on, it is very unusual that the same
standards stay in place for their sworn employees. For law
enforcement, having a set standard protects the agency legally
by setting a minimal standard for law enforcement to have so
that they can be considered fit for duty. If the agency does not
have a fitness standard in place, they may be held responsible
for hiring an individual who is not fit for duty. Also, officers
who maintain a high level of fitness throughout their career can
save their department money by having less medical issues to
include injuries. They will tend to also remain more mentally
stable, especially through traumatic experiences and be able to
handle physical altercations with suspects better. The main idea
of my post is that law enforcement should be and is held to a
higher standard than other civilian jobs. The potential for
having high physical and mental dealings is much higher than
working as a civilian. Disabled individuals should be afforded
equal opportunity to work but with jobs such as law
enforcement, minimal standards must be put in place to protect
the agency, community and other police officers working
alongside each other.

4. I've been employed with my agency, the Hillsborough County
Sheriff's Office in Tampa, Florida for 16 years. Over the last
twelve years or so, my agency has expressed a high concern
towards fitness of their employees. The HCSO put out a written
directive as to what their new fitness policy would be. This
policy was to take place in five years. They made personal
trainers available to all employees in order to give them time to
transform their body and lifestyle. When the five year period
was over, less than five percent of our workforce was fired due
to not meeting the minimal fitness requirements. Since then,
our health insurance costs have gone down, our turnover rate
has decreased and the average length of time for employment
was started to rise. When applicable, the HCSO found civilian
jobs for the law enforcement officers who could no longer meet
the minimal standard necessary to work in a sworn position in
our agency. In my opinion the policy change did not violate
any civil rights of our employers. The agency gave significant
warning of the changes in policy and options such a free
personal trainer in order for everyone to meet these
requirements.
Saint Leo University's core value of Personal Development
which states; Saint Leo University stresses the development of
every person’s mind, spirit, and body for a balanced life. All
members of the Saint Leo University community must
demonstrate their commitment to personal development to help
strengthen the character of our community, is an example and
statement directly related to the importance of all law
enforcement officers and agencies developing a policy to make
sure that all sworn staff remain physically and emotionally
sound to ensure the strengthening of our community.
SAMPLE ESSAY - STUDENT NAME
Professional Business Communication
Professional Goals Statement

5. Well where do I begin? My name is STUDENT and I am
passionate about life. I have a high level of energy, drive, and
curiosity. When it comes to a purpose I’m still wondering
aimlessly looking for that right fit. All hope is not lost though
because my problem isn’t that I don’t know what to do, my
problem is that there are so many things I want to do and I just
can’t choose one. In high school, I was senior class president
and quite a leader among my peers. I was involved in
everything, and I loved it. One of my favorite teachers said:
“You are going to make it in whatever he does due to his
motivation and drive” however, I know the world is a deep and
dark abyss that you sometimes can’t see the bottom of. So,
what did I do? I jumped right into it full force. Current I’m 23
and I still am that leader I was in High School just humbler.
Some of the skills that I possess which I have picked up over
the years are, public speaking, communicating, partying,
networking, rapping and Dancing. I use these skill almost every
day and they are some of my strongest skills as a person.
Recently I have been quite curious about creating a business of
some sort. I have been doing research about the things that
interest me. O ne of the pillar I want to climb in the realm of
business is real estate. I am so interested in this because my
grandfather had come to this country from Hungary with no
money. He worked, saved and created his own business. Which
he then bought multiple properties and made it from nothing. He
truly is my inspiration, and that is why I push myself to do
research, and to learn as much as I can about real estate.
Eventually I want to own multiple properties and generate a
cash flow where I won’t have to work anymore and I can live
my life without having to worry about money. The biggest
thing holding me back now is my lack of knowledge on the
subject and the funds to get myself started. I have been doing
as much research as I can but I need to feel a certain level of
confidence before I take that leap of faith and get my first
property. The plan is to get my first property, find a tenant,
collect rent for a bit. Then take out a loan on the property with

6. the equity that I have built to create another rental property that
will help fund me even more. Then after 4 -7 properties I will
refinance everything under a commercial loan and just pay one
mortgage so keep it simple then, I will move to Peru and live as
a millionaire. It is quite a dream but I just need to get started.
The people who can help me make this dream a reality are
contractors, real estate agents, other real estate investors and
current land lords. In this business knowledge is power and it
will help me achieve my goals in business. Thanks for reading.
Goal Setting Questions – a Framework for Planning and
Questions for Professional & Personal Goals Statement
Assignment #1
1 Why am I here?
If you find this difficult to answer, try answering these to give
you some ideas: What is my sense of purpose? What is
meaningful for me? What is important to me? What is my
passion? What do I care about? What need can I serve?
2 Where have I been?
What past experience have I got?
3 Where am I now?
What kind of person / manager am I? What abilities do I
possess? What am I good at? What are my strengths and
weaknesses? What do I love doing?
4 Where do I want to get to?
What kind of person / manager do I want to become? What
abilities do I want to develop? What learning goals shall I set?
What are the organizational goals in which I can make a
difference? Which knowledge and skills areas do I need to focus
on to deliver both my personal objectives and benefits for my
organization? What is my conscience directing me towards?
5 How shall I get there?
What learning and development actions do I need to undertake?
What resources will I need to do perform them? How shall I

7. overcome obstacles to my learning?
6 How will I know if I have arrived?
How do I measure achievement of goals? Is it money? Is it
promotion? Is it another measure of success?
7 What’s holding me back?
What’s stopping me from doing what I want to do?
8 Who can help me?
Who can teach me? From whom can I learn? How do I get an
internship or make professional connections?