Sacramento Sergeant Relocated To Pursue Her Dream In Law Enforcement

Sergeant Lisa Bowman is a sworn peace officer and spokesperson at the Sacramento County Sheriff's Public Information Office. Her duties are to maintain the relationship between the public, the community and the department.

She moved to Sacramento from Idaho, exactly four days after having graduated from high school. "I became interested in law enforcement after a presentation from two Sacramento County Sheriff 911 Dispatchers at a basic criminal justice course I was taking at Sierra College while obtaining my Associate of Arts degree in criminal justice."

She did this while working four jobs to pay out-of-state tuition. "Before being hired by the Sacramento Sheriff's Department as a 911 dispatcher, I was a criminal justice major at California State University Sacramento, while at the same time as having been enrolled in the Sacramento Sheriff's Training Academy. After graduating from the academy as a sworn deputy sheriff, I continued my higher education at the Union Institute and University and completed my Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice."

"My education has prepared me to benefit from a long-term career by understanding the need to be open in learning more every step of the way.  This career path is an evolving education in terms of laws, procedures and current events and would not be possible to maintain on a professional platform without basic and continuing education on these topics."

Bowman keeps upbeat by believing in the power of a calling. "This profession is not only about helping people, but being strong enough internally and externally, to have the courage to enforce laws, recognize the need and opportunity for positive change, empower yourself into taking a stand, and make a difference in the future of this field."

"The best advice I would provide anyone entering this type of career is to be true to yourself and trust your instincts. Your inner voice is the single most important thing to listen to when faced with making hard decisions or taking actions that will affect positive change in both the community and the organization you work for."

Karen Hansen M.S. Earth Sciences, has been an educator and consultant who is currently an analyst regarding land and other public information records. She lives and works in Sacramento, CA. She has been writing about earth and the environmental sciences for Examiner.com since May of 2010. Find her work in several sections of the publication. You can find her work at SF Solar Energy Examiner, SF Environmental News Examiner and Environmental News Examiner