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.
After attending “too many” police funerals, LAPD homicide detective Pierce Brooks compiled a list of errors that were being repeatedly committed in officer-down cases
The easiest way to make sense of how to be successful at this is to simply recognize you’re the new guy
From SWAT to narcotics, becoming an expert is a lot of hard work. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would be an expert
New to law enforcement? These 4 critical pension questions can help protect your retirement and financial future
From tense standoffs to lifesaving resolutions, Elizabeth Prillinger brings nearly two decades of law enforcement experience to her role as a hostage negotiator in one of America’s busiest cities
From dispatch and investigations to community outreach and emergency management, campus police agencies offer diverse roles in a “city within a city”
Amid high-profile risks, Chuck Andrews explores the critical skills and strategies for transitioning from law enforcement to corporate security, enhancing executive safety
Young officers are great employees; however, they require some specific things from their leadership in order to have a successful police career
Are you ready to protect America’s borders and combat cross-border crime? Learn what it takes to join these vital federal law enforcement agencies
Innovative child care programs are changing law enforcement recruiting and retention through agency-led programs, new laws and other solutions
The following 10 points are what I have used in my tenure as chief of police
Retired Assistant Sheriff Sasha Larkin shares her journey through law enforcement at LVMPD, her strategies for successful retirement planning and how she transitioned to a leadership role at FIFA
In choosing a career in law enforcement we have chosen a life which presents challenges that often will take us to that mud room between life and death
MOST POPULAR
- At least 1 detainee killed, 2 injured in Dallas ICE facility shooting
- Fugitive on FBI terrorist list dies in Cuba decades after N.J. cop killing, prison escape
- Surveillance video shows moments leading up to shooting death of Texas deputy
- San Diego PD crushes impounded vehicles in crackdown on illegal street racing
- Man who died in Tesla Cybertruck explosion was an active-duty US Army soldier, officials say