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.
Growth opportunities, leadership training and mentorship are critical for retaining mid-career officers who “feel stuck”
Before becoming an eight-time Mr. Olympia, Coleman served as a dedicated cop in Arlington, Texas — balancing public service and elite athleticism
Royer, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran with 26 years in the mortgage industry, is the visionary behind the HELPER Act, a bill aimed at providing first responders with VA-style home loan benefits
Your response is crucial in identifying the most effective strategies to enhance women’s representation in policing roles
The spike follows the CHP 1000 recruitment campaign and the release of the recruitment web series “Cadets,” which followed recruits as they trained to become CHP officers
Participants from over 35 states and Canada recently convened to address the growing difficulties in filling law enforcement vacancies
“I’m pleased that we now have more troopers today than when I came into office — a few more, to be blunt. We have another class [of trainees] coming in. We need more troopers. We need more police,” Gov. Ned Lamont said
‘Can you care about us before we’re dead?’: Minn. sheriff speaks out after spike in assaults on LEOs
In 2016, 350 officers were assaulted across the state; in 2022, the number rose to 1,062
“We prepare them for the rigors of the police academy and the policing profession, so that when they do enter into the recruit class they have the tools and skills to be successful,” Capt. Parker Bode said
From embracing support networks to seeking opportunities for personal and professional growth, these approaches aim to improve officers’ health and resilience
“The Police Department should clearly define what constitutes a ‘shift’ and should clarify the specific situations that would merit an officer not taking an eight-hour break between shifts,” the audit says
“It’s really not fair to discriminate against these people who use a legal product,” Kingston Mayor Steve Noble said; recreational cannabis use has been legal in the state of New York since 2021
Despite a deficit of nearly 2,000 officers, “this should have never happened and will not continue,” Chief Troy Finner stated
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