Noted: Fellow academy recruit Kristin Collins is a second generation police officer. She has already been hired by the University of Wisconsin-Madison police department, but still has 10-weeks left in her academy training. Growing up in a law enforcement family Collins welcomes the increased public scrutiny and says officers need to embrace this new reality.
“Say hey, this is what the job is, there are no walls up right now. This is what we’re doing. This is what we’re trained to do and you’re more than welcome to see how I perform my duties,” Collins says.