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.
Officers aged 30 or younger are invited to participate in a brief online survey to discuss their career motivations, leadership plans
Homicides dropped by 20%, while the number of shootings decreased from 672 in 2021 to around 440 this year
Regardless of your interest, there is an organization ready to help you succeed
These two brave officers left us a message we must discuss in order for us to prevent future tragedies
The 10-year veteran said she cut out the suspect’s weave to prevent her from harming herself
Might we consider the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013 — a proposed bill aimed at reducing mandatory minimum sentencing for “non-violent” drug offenses — another step toward marijuana legalization?
As John Reid told me, “A good interrogator is a good actor” — you have to convince the suspect that you’re on his side
I came up with five categories of general behavior — it is not a total list of all behaviors, but rather, a list of general behavior — to look for during an interview or interrogation
10 part-time cadets would assist with paperwork and other tasks and tend to be more successful police academy recruits
If you effectively develop your personnel, they will be a living and breathing resume of your leadership abilities
Leading and managing a police department are two inherently different skill sets. Which do you have?
A brief back is simply having a team member repeat the orders/information after receiving them
Whether our profession made the conscious decision to change or we’ve bent to the pressures of society, the culture of law enforcement is ever-changing — let’s make it for the better
MOST POPULAR
- Ambush attacks on police remain high, with 56 officers shot through July 2025
- Man grabs Philadelphia officer’s gun outside hospital, shoots him before being fatally shot
- Rutgers and UVA lead historic global law enforcement delegation to March of the Living
- The peril of the status quo: How complacency threatens policing from within
- Seattle PD, union negotiate contract that would provide officers with raises