Independent Component 2 Plan Approval

1. For my Independent Component 2, I plan on continuing my volunteering at the Walnut Sheriff's Department.  I will complete more than the required 30 hours in the volunteer program under Sergeant Mark Saldecke.
2.  I will be filing paperwork, creating Excel documents for the Sergeant, help out with activities outside of the department, and go on patrol rides.
3.  My independent Component relates to my EQ because it's centered around people who face crime everyday. 

Independent Component 1

Service Learning Log

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Copy of my Diamond Bar/Walnut Sheriff's Department Civilian Volunteer Application

 Temporary volunteer ID issued January 31, 2012



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LITERAL: I, Stephné Poole, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

Starting on November 8, 2011, I have been a civilian volunteer at the Diamond Bad/Walnut Sheriff's Station.  I work with Sergeant Marc Saldecke, with whom I also conducted my first and second interview with.  Most of my time consists of entering data on Excel, such as volunteer sign-ins and hours, creating and filing files for other volunteers, and helping set up outside activitives for the sheriffs. 

INTERPRETIVE: I have gone beyond the time requirement for Independent Component 1 and have completed 63 hours.  By working at the Diamond Bar/Walnut Sheriff's Department, I was able to be around people who deal with crime everyday, and ask different people (detectives, sergeants, etc) what their take on how crime occurs is. 

APPLIED: As stated in my previous "Service Learning" post, my service learning hasn't been what I was hoping it would be.  Although I have used being surrounded by police as an opportunity to ask questions about my EQ, crime rates, and jobs related to this field, the overall work hasn't been enough to help me with my senior project or with answering my EQ, I feel.  I have been trying to find new places to do my service learning, such as a Forensic ROP class, but it seems that it has either already started or is no longer available in my area.  My next step would be to try law firms, etc.        



Independent Component 1 Plan Approval

1.  I think my Independent Component depends on how much the Walnut Sheriff's Department is willing to let me take on during my Service Learning.  If anything, I will probably do an extra 30 hours of Service Learning.

2.  When I talked to Sgt. Mark Saldecke for my first interview, he told me that volunteering at the department would consist of paperwork and assisting with other daily station activities, as well as patrol rides.  I will just have to sign up for extra hours. 

3.  My goal is to find out what the most common reason people commit crimes is.  Being surrounded by police officers and going on patrol rides, I hope to get somewhat of a hands-on experience with crime and ask many questions.