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The Police Careers and Advancement topic page offers expert advice for officers to follow that can enable a steady rise through the ranks.




More than 30 girls received hands-on instruction and learned how to use equipment that police and fire use every day
The document aims to provide an interrelated system among recruitment, screening, officer accountability and promotion, and officer wellness
Both parents spoke recently about the opportunity to share their passion for serving others with their sons
The indictment says Ex-Mendenhall Police Chief Donald Barlow sometimes made people sign over their vehicles in exchange for him dropping charges
Empathetic police work is doing a job that values justice and doesn’t make excuses for criminal behavior but doesn’t forget that we’re all human and deserving of clemency when appropriate
Lt. Brian Murphy has announced his retirement, and is possibly considering teaching
Good solid gang testimony at the end of a case can be the “final flurry” needed to get a conviction.
Once you’ve established the definition of a lie and the psychological set, ask the subject a question such as ‘Have you ever lied to your children to make them behave?’
A polygraph test suggested that the allegations one cop had made about his chief were made up
Cashing in unused sick leave, payment in lieu of vacation, and/or payment for any fringe benefit to “spike” one’s final compensation is causing a certain amount of public outcry
The former officer has spent the last four years perfecting the humanoid robot - and he’s not done
Retired Detective Jim Leavelle received the police commendation award Tuesday for his years of service
This poem is dedicated to the memory of our fallen brothers and sisters