As a 4th generation Butler who has pursued a career in either Law Enforcement or the Military, helping people is in my blood. I always wanted to be a police officer as I was growing up, watching my father serve the same community I serve today. There was never another job to pursue for me, it was always Law Enforcement. After my father's untimely death, I took the torch from him to continue his legacy in public outreach and victim's assistance. My father was a cop's cop through and through. But he also cherished the community he worked for. He was instrumental in implementing the DVLA (Domestic Violence Lethality Assessment) into Utah Law Enforcement which has saved the lives of victims since it was introduced. I would like to continue in his footsteps and make changes that count on my own. I decided to better myself by pursuing a degree in higher education like my father before me did. I did not want to choose a degree that would only help me be a better police officer. I wanted to choose a degree that would help me be a better person and a better officer. Unlike the majority of police officers today, I did not choose a degree in Criminal Justice or Business Management. Rather, I chose to pursue a degree in Psychology. I believe a degree in Psychology will help me better understand the community I work for and make it so I have more tools in the toolbox that are not only on my duty belt. Police work is not the same as it was when my father took the oath in 1986. And it will not be the same years from now. The community looks at Law Enforcement differently than they used to. There might not be as much trust as there once was. I intend to repair that trust, one Law Enforcement-community encounter at a time. Although I do not have the same amount of public interaction being a detective as I used to on patrol, I still have ample amounts of opportunity to impact the lives of anybody I deal with, 'bad guys' included. Overall, my father was my inspiration to be a police officer. My father continues to be my inspiration to be a better police officer than I was yesterday. 10-42 Chief Butler. 10-42 Officer Braem. Your sacrifices will not be forgotten. There are still good cops in the world to carry on your legacies.