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.
Some worry that a lack of Spanish-speaking officers can hinder operations
A D.C. police spokesperson says the department is looking to attract younger generations
What rural cops want isn’t complicated or exotic. Over and over survey respondents repeated the same refrains
Instituting a risk-management approach can help an agency defend against an allegation of wrongful sudden death
The Four Horsemen of career apocalypse — anger, lust, greed, and peer pressure — can end a cop’s livelihood as surely as a bullet can end their life
Agents allegedly took an open-book test together or had access to an answer sheet
Oakland PD has laid off 80 officers and reassigned to patrol 63 cops who had been working its community policing program
Elgin Police Chief Randall Hoffman has been charged with 52 felonies accusing him of molesting and attempting to rape a girl
‘Legal’ pot dispensaries are springing up all over — to ensure the future safety of our communities, law enforcement should take an active role in the debate
You have to know the difference between a citizen in need of assistance and a predator
Several hundred officers rallied outside Chicago police headquarters on Wednesday and called for the city’s top police official to step down
