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.
Recommendations include re-examining hiring processes, updating hiring standards and offering recruitment incentives such as take-home vehicles
How one recruit revealed some wrong-headed thinking
The increase will make the starting salary for a police officer in North Charleston at $56,078
The financial health of officers is extremely important to help reduce stress, alleviate ethical issues, maintain security clearances, and stop living paycheck-to-paycheck
Concerns over the failing police and fire pension have led many officers to retire at a rate faster than the department can hire and train new ones
Sheriff Paul Penzone said every agency is “depleted of resources”
At 53, Wendy Caldwell’s return makes her the oldest person ever to graduate from the Houston Police Academy
Sheriff Laurie Smith said they lose quality applicants who can’t find or afford childcare to cover their unusual hours
The new rule bars the hiring of any prospective officers who have smoked marijuana in the past three years
Some Mounties have removed their yellow stripe from their pants in protest of low wages, staffing levels and working conditions
The New Orleans Civil Service Commission approved the department’s controversial proposal to allow its superintendent to promote and demote commanders at will
Officer Cora Kerton injured her spinal cord after she fell while responding to a call of an unconscious man
Armed with a strong pension plan and signing bonuses for veteran officers, the San Antonio PD is targeting Dallas cops as their new recruits
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