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.
Dan O’Brien from HTC Vive Americas discusses how VR training enhances effectiveness and prepares officers for real-world scenarios with precision and efficiency
While it is not an easy time to be a police officer in America, there are many reasons why you stay in law enforcement
Read about retired Deputy Sheriff Teresa Fitzgerald’s successful transition from law enforcement to the private sector, as told by author and police veteran Colin Whittington
Portland police hired 80 new officers in the past year, but more than half of them haven’t started due to lack of training academies
The city will now pay most NOPD officers at least the same $50 per hour wage that they had offered to the auxiliary officers
The department needs at least six police officers to staff a midnight patrol, but they currently only have two
The hope is that implementing the Citizen Online Reporting Portal will ease deputies’ heavy workload and save the county money
A police mission statement should establish, in the fewest words possible, the ultimate measure for every decision of the agency
The deputy does everything from delivering furniture to struggling families to fixing broken fences
Known informally as the “bounce program,” it allows the chief of police to bring retired officers back for up to a year
The bill would expand the number of potential candidates in the state as departments continue to struggle to recruit officers
Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell wants to reduce gun violence and traffic fatalities, improve school safety, use technology to keep drugs out of county jails and more
MOST POPULAR
- Appeals court halts ruling that ordered Trump to return Calif. National Guard control to the state
-
A guide to police ranks in the U.S.
- Trump pardons D.C. police officers convicted in case of motorist killed during pursuit
- BWC: Ky. officer shoots fleeing suspect as he tries to carjack van with woman still inside
- Before gossiping about a co-worker, ask yourself these 3 questions