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.
In choosing a career in law enforcement we have chosen a life which presents challenges that often will take us to that mud room between life and death
Attract police recruits with these actionable insights from a BJA/COPS Office report
An officer’s raw, heartfelt poem sheds light on the silent battle with PTSD — read how one LEO found healing and hope through the darkest nights
“It’s important for us to be able to show that we’re being innovative, we’re using new recruiting techniques — things that set us aside from other agencies,” Sgt. Todd Grager said
The discourse surrounding the crisis in police staffing has omitted an unsettling emergent pattern: the steady erosion of democratic protection through the privatization of safety
The state has given more than 3,350 bonuses to new or newly transferred officers since the program’s launch
“This is about me serving you, so thank you,” Kirkpatrick said after taking the oath
The department also announced the cities that will be added to the National Public Safety Partnership in 2024, as well as a national summit on violent crime
Departments put their officers in the best position to succeed when they have a real-time grasp of their own data and can operationalize it to meet community needs
Hear from a handful of IACP speakers about the importance of facility dogs, recruitment and retention advice and more
“We serve at the public’s discretion and should partner with them to understand what the public’s priorities are,” Chief JD Younger said
More than 3,000 applicants for next year’s entrance exam were between 29 years old, the previous maximum age, and 34 years old
Minneapolis officers worked 265,000 overtime hours this year after losing 40% of the department over the past three years
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