Police Jobs and Careers

"I'm just going to assume we're going to lose the same number [of officers] next year, which will put us at 725," a councilmember said

CPD's chief of the recruitment and retention unit says CPD has been making progress to recruit new hires; its goal is to make 1,000 hires by the year's end

"If we have insufficient resources for our daily operations, we are truly behind the eight ball when severe weather and other emergencies occur," a union rep said

“Women bring an intelligence and compassion side to the job, and an ability to engage with the community, that make them excellent police officers.”

In 1985, Sherri Adams became the first Black female police officer in San Bernardino

A sheriff's office Facebook post went viral after wishing two former high school football teammates success in their new LE careers

"I consider it a tragedy that I have deputies that have to get government assistance to support their family," writes Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott

A deputy said many are tempted by better pay and safer working conditions at Target department stores

A spate of recent kudos has shined a spotlight on the efforts of LEOs to serve their community

With the raise, the starting salary for Detroit officers jumps from $43,000 to $53,000 annually

The book details what it is like to manage life and death situations and the toll it takes on cops like Minneapolis officer Donnell Crayton

Army vet Victoria Watson taught high school science for 10 years before she decided she wanted to make a career change into policing

Officials say that civil service testing has become a hindrance in attempts to recruit and hire officers in a timely manner

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