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.
After enduring 13 hours in the World Trade Center rubble, Will Jimeno’s story of survival and Dominick Pezzulo’s ultimate sacrifice led LAPD officer Joe Cirrito into law enforcement
Today, most agencies have reduced or eliminated pensions; that means it’s on you to financially plan for retirement
Seeing the brave first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, showed me what I wanted to be when I grew up
NOPD officials blame a lengthy background check process and applicants applying but dropping out or being no-shows for interviews
In 2022, the sheriff’s office was down to around 19 total positions, which promoted the discontinuation of daytime patrols
The agency saw a net loss of 176 officers in 2022, with 279 sworn members leaving the agency and just 103 new hires
Police leaders would be wise to cultivate the intrinsic skills and talents of their officers in purposeful ways to fortify meaningful connections with communities
Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant announced that the four new deputy chiefs will begin their new roles in February
After everything that’s happened in recent years, we still have people willing to wear the badge. Here’s why
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
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