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.
My trainees taught me invaluable lessons about leadership I used throughout my law enforcement career
The City of Fremont has also introduced programs to boost recruitment and retention, including expedited lateral hiring, a double-overtime pilot and longevity pay
If you want to be the kind of officer that others respect and want to emulate, this is what it takes to get there
LEAD allows LAPD applicants to work in EMS while pursuing a career in law enforcement
The contract would boost annual starting pay for LAPD recruits from $74,000 to around $86,000
The goal of the reserve force is to address the department’s officer shortage by recruiting volunteers
“It helps me predict some of the concerns within our community if we hear the perspectives from our young people.”
Attracting Gen Z to your department requires new ways of thinking
Police officers, firefighters and 911 specialists can get up to a $2,500 tax credit if they live in the city of Annapolis
People who are “not citizens, but are legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law” will be allowed to apply for PD jobs
Interim Police Chief Jason Ta said that of the 3,627 of the alarm calls that Vallejo police responded to in 2022, 98% turned out to be false alarms
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