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.
You do not have to be a great public speaker, but you must show effective composure, dignity and confidence and not have distracting mannerisms or verbal habits
To demean policing rather than precisely identify its failures and limitations serves only to undermine progress
Since the new program went into effect, the city has seen a 51% increase in candidate interest and a 44% jump overall in applications
Working street cops, supervisors, and FTOs who transition new officers from the academy to the street are the real experts in the assessment and training of new cops
Negative and unnecessary statements made by an officer can taint a justifiable use of force
Recommendation calls for reducing the police department from 330 uniformed employees to 285
In Police1 “First Person” essays, Police1 Members candidly share their own unique personal insights on issues confronting cops today, as well as opinions, observations, and advice on living life behind the thin blue line
Malware on a computer locked the agency’s case files, which included autopsy reports, witness statements and crime scene photos
There are myriad questions one must answer when contemplating when to retire — and no two people will have the same set of questions or life circumstances — you might do well to begin with these three
Officer was in critical condition Wednesday after being wounded in the face, neck and both arms
“This camera’s gonna save you. It’s not gonna hurt you”
Agency investigated after news reports emerged of an out-of-control party at a Hoboken bar after the graduation in August
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