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.
Departments must be creative, and leaders must be innovative
The plan is aimed at helping law enforcement agencies recruit and retain police amid a shortage of officers
Pair of transit police officers rushed onto a downtown subway train on Christmas and helped make a special delivery
It is the general consensus among cops that certain political leaders have turned their backs on law enforcement, and in return, officers have chosen to symbolically turn their backs on those leaders
When police take sides, lawlessness prevails When the police choose sides, effective law enforcement becomes virtually impossible to achieve
Too many officers are fighting the battle to classify their injuries as injured on duty (IOD), and a national dialogue needs to be started on this topic to establish universal guidelines and criteria
Because ‘real police work’ can include dealing with truancy, family issues, traffic safety and control, community health, and neighborhood disputes, many of the most effective police officers are those who are altruistic
In the tweets, officer said he would kill anyone who threatens him or his family and that he would be off-duty at the movies with his gun if anyone “feels they can’t breathe or their lives matter”
Here’s what you need to know about the First Amendment, employer retaliation for speech, and double standards
The bottom line is that Redditt Hudson is a wannabe politician who, despicably, seems determined to use the Ferguson situation to try and jump-start his stalled career
Law enforcement should recognize the close connection between use of force and officer integrity as well as the reality that there does have to be meaningful discussion about race in America
Here are 10 things rookies shouldn’t do, but are likely not told about in training
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- Solving the problem of the missed collection of lawfully owed DNA
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- Ohio bill would allow officers to arrest drivers who refuse to identify themselves at traffic stops
- Use of force review board clears Ohio officer in fatal OIS of woman who drove into him
- At 51, Calif. cop overcomes odds to complete firefighter academy