Police Jobs & Careers
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The ramifications of marijuana legislation on police departments and their hiring processes
“Having a legal drug become a barrier to increasing law enforcement seems like it’s a bad policy,” a county official stated
As a police officer, you spend a ton of time training to ensure your safety on the job. But what about your financial safety?
While I was prepared for the next chapter in my life, I did not realize how much I would miss the people I worked with
Officials are considering increasing pay for first responders and other front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Rosell Ellis now serves as a police officer and is taking part in the department’s new recruitment campaign
Law enforcement leaders should consider ways to clear a path to bring retirees back to work to support public safety
City and state officials said officers from upstate communities and state agencies can fill in if the sick rate within the NYPD endangers public safety
Sheriff Alex Villanueva asked for retroactive pay for officers who had to dip into their personal sick leave; county officials said he was ‘picking a political fight’
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is fielding approximately 120 additional personnel not usually on the street
The establishment of Law Enforcement Alternative Report Call Centers would allow LEOs to respond to essential calls for service while civilian personnel address calls from the community
Many agencies still require sworn officers to perform tasks that could be handled equally well by others
An effective resume will translate your law enforcement skills into terms the civilian world understands
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