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.
Above all else, remember that if at first you don’t succeed, try again — harder
In my last week at the police academy, no one had any hope I would pass the NRA bullseye qualification course, that is except for Sergeant Bob Muth
How to be successful from your first day at the police academy through graduation day
With the raise, the starting salary for Detroit officers jumps from $43,000 to $53,000 annually
The book details what it is like to manage life and death situations and the toll it takes on cops like Minneapolis officer Donnell Crayton
“My first thought was … just to try to get some sort of breath into him, just try to stabilize him until EMS comes,” Officer Carson Yates said
The suspension will take effect Nov. 20 as the agency continues to experience barriers to recruitment and retention
Army vet Victoria Watson taught high school science for 10 years before she decided she wanted to make a career change into policing
From improving communication to making that communication more informed, cloud technology can make policing speedier and more accurate
A new report proposes the incorporation of auxiliary private security agents in non-core areas such as administration and other ancillary tasks
Officials say that civil service testing has become a hindrance in attempts to recruit and hire officers in a timely manner
Ntumba Lusamba, who came to America after spending 11 years in a refugee camp, was recently sworn into the Fargo Police Department
As a result of the staffing issues, “all 10 sections of the Consent Decree” are affected, the report said
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