Through the Rank

I chose to write about my experiences because I want people— the general public we protect on a daily basis and whose safety and security we ensure by supervising offenders—to know what we experience daily, mentally and physically. Once you report for duty, you don’t know what can happen from one minute to the next. Things can happen so quickly—you could be assaulted or severely injured, or you could lose your life. There are some made-for-television movies that are not real. However, it is...