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.
I don’t think I have ever met anyone else so internally motivated by the call to serve others
While rural officers are strained by the same stressors as officers in the cities, they are less unhappy about it
The Justice Department began examining the police department’s hiring practices last summer
The city now has about 6K worn officers, about 400 short of its ideal number
Here are the valuable lessons I learned from my first homicide investigation
They will hit the streets Sunday, just in time for Mother’s Day
About half the officers are white, roughly reflecting the white population in the city
When cops assess a potential threat, they determine whether lethal force is necessary or if one of several “less lethal” tools such as a baton, OC or TASER will be successful
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