Among the many tasks, mentioned in the third paragraph, a police officer may perform in the line of duty, is to “secure evidence”. The phrase means, in Portuguese, the same as
Ao longo da carreira, o oficial de polícia
De acordo com o texto, os oficiais de polícia em início de carreira usualmente
In the last sentence from the text – Even though many regular police duties are routine in nature… – the phrase in bold expresses a relationship of
No trecho do último parágrafo – Police officers must be available for shift work at any time of day and any day of the week, including holidays. –, a palavra em destaque transmite a ideia de
Na expressão “sexual assault”, que ocorre no quarto parágrafo, a palavra “assault” tem, em português, sentido semelhante a