Police Jobs & Careers
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The pair of classes will each add 600 new recruits, raising the total tally of new NYPD recruits in 2024 to 2,400
Analysis shows that an average of 31 recruits per academy class graduate to become officers, about half the number needed to keep pace with Mayor Karen Bass’ plan to reach 9,500 officers
Given the increasingly complex nature of modern policing, agencies must consider adopting new instructional methodologies to improve the performance of new officers
The city would become the first in the nation with a childcare center for children of police personnel
Mayor Bruce Harrell aims to hire 500 new cops in the next five years to combat a “crisis level” staffing shortage
Strategies to leverage how new recruits best learn and respond to training
“We’re doing the best we can, and we are doing far and beyond what we can,” a deputy said
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The small village has been without a chief since 2020 and hasn’t had officers to patrol the community for four years
Police recruits in Virginia take to the beach for an early morning PT session
With no age limit to join the LAPD, Officer Miguel Camarena says, “You’re never too old to pursue your dreams”
Jeffrey Richardson, 35, was directing traffic on a contract job when he was hit
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