Interview
Gerald Trahan
BEH/225
September 25, 2011
Pamela Applewhite

Interview
I am a law enforcement officer that is assigned to a task force, which targets high crime areas and crime trends in an area. Being in a unit as I am, you work with a partner every day and have a trust with that person. In the line of work you could spend more time with you partner than anyone else you might encounter. I had the opportunity to interview my partner, John Castelin. We have worked together for several years and live on the same block. I am six years older, but we share the same values and morals. When I found out about this assignment I knew who I wanted to interview.
Castelin has stated that he has always been a hand on type of person because his father was involved in manual labor while he was growing up as a child. Castelin advised that by observing his father fixing vehicles in their garage he would pick up techniques that would help him fix vehicles today. Castelin stated that he would work summers with his father as a plumber’s helper. Castelin made it clear that he learns better if he can observe the task being done then reading about the task. Castelin told me that he picks up things a lot faster when he observes someone preform the task. However, he can still read the task and preform the task, but it will take much longer.
Castelin told me that he graduated from college several years ago and maintained a high grade point average. Castelin was very certain that when he studied for all his classes he had to be at his house with the stereo or the television on. Castelin advised that he could also study better in a group, where there were interaction with other people and conversation. Castelin stated in high school he attempted to study in a quiet environment with no distracts and the results were that he received poor grades.
Castelin stated that