Police Jobs & Careers
The Police Careers and Advancement topic page offers expert advice for officers to follow that can enable a steady rise through the ranks.
In my last week at the police academy, no one had any hope I would pass the NRA bullseye qualification course, that is except for Sergeant Bob Muth
How to be successful from your first day at the police academy through graduation day
Sniper is not an easy position to obtain, so you’d better be prepared to stay the course and try again
Using professional staff and community partners to facilitate police reform
Activist Gina Viola is pushing for the creation of community academies to teach Angelenos how to respond to emergencies in their neighborhoods
The proposed legislation is being touted as one way to address hundreds of vacancies in the police department
CPD had previous success recruiting at Camp Lejeune
A council member says she “doesn’t care” what the money is used for so long as it helps attract quality recruits
It’s not just “a second-hand emotion” when it comes to policing
EyeDetect is an eye scanning device used much the same way that a polygraph measures physical responses during an interview or interrogation
The department will pay double-time after a buyout program enticed 100 officers to retire early
Police leaders celebrated the bill, saying it could help alleviate the police recruiting crisis
The Norwich Police Department says the study’s findings fit perfectly with its latest recruiting campaign
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