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.
Your nametag, department patch and badge are the most important aspects of your uniforms and represent much more than metal and fabric
Many agencies have dropped degree requirements in recent years because of recruitment difficulties
The department noticed they were losing potential recruits to nearby departments with more relaxed tattoo policies
Brazen attack against officers was a terrorist act by a Muslim convert who ranted online against America but had no clear ties to international extremists
A man wielding a hatchet charged four rookie NYPD officers and critically wounded one of them before being shot to death Thursday afternoon
Are you as mindful of the nonverbal communication you project on the job as you are about the body language of the people with whom you interact on the streets?
Living your life based on police stereotypes sets you up for failure — look to those police officers who are successful professionally and personally and use them as your guide, because that is the real world
Your appearance and fitness are vital components of your presence and will have a large influence on how you are treated by suspects in the field
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
Jeff Carlyle, Rick Dunn, and Mark McClure are doing something right in their second careers after retiring from police and military posts — this year their office was the Signal 88 Franchise of the Year
Police say the former officer, Michael Blake, was working at Henne Jewelry Store when a man snatched a watch from the clerk’s hand and tried to escape
Even some de Blasio allies acknowledge the mayor could do a better job of leading the department he is simultaneously trying to reform.
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