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.
The Antioch PD is authorized for 115 officers; of the 95 officers on the books, only 44 are working in “full service”
The Lafayette PD uses technology like video game engines to train on consequence management, drones in the sky and a digital coaching platform
The event is designed to provide potential recruits with tips and advice to help them pass the department’s physical agility test – the single most common stumbling block for female recruits
Gerry Realin was rendered permanently disabled after working on the team that removed bodies from Pulse after the attack in June 2016, according to the lawsuit
Police officers are human beings watching inhuman things – it takes resilience to cope with and overcome traumatic events
A man determined to become a police officer and provide for his family shed more than 100 pounds to achieve his goal
For this cop, his dream to become a police officer started at a young age
A man narrowly avoided being struck by a train after a rookie officer ran down the tracks and shouted “Hey Bud! Hey Move!” and “Stop the train!”
The union recently said Seattle officers are leaving in larger numbers due to unhappiness about the city’s politics
While law enforcement agencies tout the value and need for succession planning, few actually have or employ any formal plan
Mark Diaz, president of the Detroit Police Officers Association, said the union has lost 117 officers since Jan 1., which averages to about 4.5 per week
FOP president Rick Snyder said that the number of officers leaving versus being recruited is coming at a time when the city is experiencing record violence
From the police force that protects our nation’s marine wildlife to the New York cops who deal exclusively in sanitation issues
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