36 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: JULY 2017 G al Gadot is ar- guably one of the most beau- tiful women on this planet. But the star of the blockbuster hit “Wonder Woman” is far more than just another pretty face. The 30-year-old Israeli actress served for two years as an enlisted soldier in the Israel Defense Forces, serving as a combat instructor as part of that nation’s compulsory military service program. Sorry, everybody – she’s married. Gadot, along with Chris Pine in the male lead and the rest of the impressive cast deliver outstanding per- formances – especially con- sidering this is a comic book movie. Director Patty Jenkins de- serves the lion’s share of the credit for the film’s success, as well as screenplay writer Geoff Johns. The dialogue works and the characters are extremely well developed and believable. For CGI enthusiasts, the movie may not pack the same punch as it does for those that tend to focus more on stuff like pacing and storytelling. Set at the end of World War I, Diana (Wonder Woman) decides she has to go to the front lines with the spy she rescued after he crashed a sto- len German fighter plane. He crashes into the hidden harbor of the island where a race of warrior women called The Amazons (created by the Greek God Zeus to help man- kind) have remained hidden from the human world for centuries. Saying any more would run the risk of spoilage (as in “spoiler alert”). Finding out whether or not a movie is worth the twenty bucks or whatever these days is exceedingly difficult, but Rotten Tomatoes is a pretty good guide. The people that saw Won- der Woman and rated it on the website have given it an unheard of 98 percent ap- proval rating. So if you’ve got a day off and the kids are at camp, beat the heat with some high- powered movie theater air conditioning and check the flick out. She’s Wonderful She’s Wonderful According to recent study published by the Police Executive Research Forum and Sage Journals, law en- forcement officers generally become less productive over the course of their careers. The study is called “Shoot- ing Stars – Estimating the Career Productivity Trajec- tories of Patrol Officers” by Luke Bonkiewicz. Here’s a summary: “This study analyzes two decades of data from a mu- nicipal police agency and describes the average patrol officer career productivity trajectory. “We find that declines in productivity begin imme- diately after the first year of service and worsen over the course of officers’ careers. “After their 20th year, patrol officers generate 88% fewer directed patrols, 50% fewer traffic warnings, 58% fewer traffic citations, 41% fewer warrant arrests, and 57% fewer misdemeanor arrests compared to officers with 1 year of experience. “Using a patrol officer productivity metric called Z-score per Productive Time (Z-PRO), we esti- mate that each additional year of service decreases an officer’s overall productivity by about 2%. Z-PRO also indicates that after 21 years of service, an average of- ficer will be approximately 35% less productive overall than an officer with 1 year of service.” Needless to say, these findings will likely be con- troversial and the author can expect some push back on the theory. Productivity study Chris Pine holds the movie together with a great performance.