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Police officer testimonial - Kathryn
This page is a transcript of the video testimonial of Kathryn, a police officer with South Australia Police. Kathryn discusses her police career.
[Two yellow banners appear across the screen with the text What Kathryn loves about her career with SA Police]
[Close up vision of Kathryn in uniform casually walking down a street talking to camera)
Did I always picture myself in uniform?
Not really.
When I finished Uni I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do
but I had a few friends that were police officers
and they seem to really love their job.
So I decided to take the plunge and apply
and since I’ve become a police officer
I can’t imagine myself doing anything else.
The one thing that attracted me to policing
was the fact we’re working in a team environment.
[Vision of the Kathryn at the Academy interacting wiht Police Officers in a friendly, learning environment; then walking down street, talking to camera]
My team is positive and fun
and I know they always have my back
no matter what situation I’m in.
A few other things that attracted me to policing
[Vision of Kathryn sitting at a café socialising with friends]
is that you get 6 weeks annual leave
and there’s forty different career paths to choose from.
[Vision of different career paths including operational police, mounted police with a police horse and forensic police]
[Vision of Kathryn walking down the street talking to camera and patrolling in a police car]
I wasn’t sure if I had what it took to become a police officer
but I knew I had common sense
and I was a good communicator
and in this job it’s a big thing.
[Vision of a member of the public of Asian background talking to Kathryn in the street]
Being from a Malaysian/Chinese background
I found it easier to communicate
with a wider cross section of the community.
[Vision of Kathryn walking down the street talking to camera]
I think with Uni it’s quite an independent
learning type of environment
[Vision of Kathryn at the Academy in a learning environment with other police officers and instructors]
whereas at the Academy you tend to get a lot more support
and also with the other cadets
you end up working together and
helping each other to study or whether it be
[Vision of Kathryn at the gym riding an exercise bike]
fitness to achieve the same goal.
[Vision of Kathryn walking down the street talking to the camera]
So outside of work I love to play sport
so I play netball
[Vision of Kathryn at the gym with other officers; then going for a run with two friends]
I love going to the gym
and running and hiking.
[Vision of Kathryn at home in the kitchen preparing food with a friend]
I also love cooking and I do a lot of it at home
and I’ve been actually working on writing my own cook book.
[Vision of Kathryn walking down the street talking to the camera; then sitting in a police car accessing the in-car computer]]
Being able to keep fit and healthy
I feel that it translates
to when I’m actually on patrols
because it makes everything
[Vision of a female and male police officer walking up to a car that has been pulled over]
so much easier because you never know
what you are going to be faced with on the road.
[Vision of Kathryn walking down the street talking to the camera]
When I first put on the uniform in the morning
I think what goes through my head
is going out there and actually
making an impact on the community
[Vision of Kathryn and a male police officer responding to a radio call and starting to walk quickly up the street]
[Vision of Kathryn walking down the street talking to the camera then walking up to a front door of a property]
and also going out there and interacting with people.
So it’s not just about going and I guess fighting crime
it’s about engaging and talking about
[Vision of Kathryn and a female police officer in the locker room at work]
relationships with people as well.
[Male voice over]
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[Under the banners appears Great pay; Every day is different; 40 career paths]