Police Jobs & Careers
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The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office would also have retention bonuses of $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000, based upon years of service, as well as a $5,000 new hire incentive
“Big thanks to Shaq for his continued support for law enforcement and spending time with his old police department. It was great to see him back in our uniform!” the Port Police said
Minneapolis has a ratio of 1.4 police officers for every 1,000 residents, the second-lowest out of 22 sampled American cities
The “remarkable on duty” officer is like a granite rock, able to weather a withering storm of words seemingly unphased and ready to respond in an instant
From recruitment campaigns to PSAs, here are five of the funniest and most creative ways police departments have entered the world of “Star Wars”
The internet has changed how officers think about “free” speech – and it’s costing them their careers
Not understanding the legal arena for speech and how it’s been changed by the internet is resulting in career fatalities and making police work more dangerous
A New Mexico officer’s first day on the job turned out to be a memorable one
Jillian Suarez, daughter of Officer Ramon Suarez, joined the NYPD and hopes to carry her father’s legacy with pride and purpose
In one shift, a peace officer has to be a psychologist, a pharmacologist, a teacher, a counselor, a lawyer, an EMT and a bad-ass superhero
Management studies can help you advance your law enforcement career, increase your pay and open new post-retirement options
Change is necessary to grow and remain relevant, but how do you get risk-averse decision-makers to buy in to your ideas?
A well-produced and thoughtful video can become an important multipurpose tool for every law enforcement agency
