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The Cleveland homicide unit has 16 detectives; The unit is budgeted for 23 detectives but the federal recommendation is 38 detectives
The Alpharetta Police Department is also offering a $5,000 sign-on bonus to new officers
The maximum age for trooper applicants has been raised from 29 to 34
The Denver Sheriff Department will pay $10K and change its hiring practices after the DOJ found it broke the law by excluding job candidates who were not U.S. citizens
The officer was suspended with pay after he was seen driving a pickup with the flag near a group protesting the election of Donald Trump
Departments are relaxing age-old standards for accepting recruits, like education and prior drug use, to try to attract more people to their ranks
The FBI hosted a Facebook live interview with two special agents who have prior military service
Police departments need your courage, decisiveness and judgment
Even the deep-in-the-weeds political analysts are befuddled at the outcome of this election, so it’s no small thing to offer predictions, but let’s give it a shot
Learn about the things folks should (and should not) do as they prepare to join the noble profession
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Changing the structure and format of police academies has the potential to provide departments with leading policing experts in the classroom without any cost of travel
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