What is a police officer.A police officer is someone who enforces the law and makes sure people follow it.For my essay I decide that for my research project I wanted to choose something in law enforcement,because I am really interseted in being a police officer because it looks like a cool and interesting job..I was not sure if I wanted to be a police officer or a detective or something else but when i looked into it more I decided that it was the right thing for me.I thought that it was the right thing for me because since i was a little kid i was always interested in law enforcement.when i was younger i would always say that i wanted to be a firefighter or a police or S.W.A.T officer,also when i was younger i like to watch a lot of TV shows about law enforcement like COPS,DEA,CSI,and many others.One other reason that i think the career of a police officer would be good for me is because i like to be active and i like to be out doors alot and i think that i would not feel comfortable in an office job