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.
Sheriff Scott Rose of the Officer Down Memorial podcast discusses the unseen burdens of law enforcement careers, the importance of mental health resources, and his efforts to ensure fallen officers are remembered
Agency leadership needs to trust the judgment of training personnel and deal with small problems before they become big ones
Union leaders say the annual WalletHub survey is “flawed and misleading” and ignores several critical issues faced by officers daily
Read about a challenging rescue, a sheriff’s thoughts on red flag laws and more from this week’s news
The measure will leave the community with up to five fewer LASD deputies on patrol at a time when crime has increased 137%
The clerks were hired as part of the department’s unarmed pilot program, which allows trained, unarmed representatives to respond to non-emergent calls
A champion of rural law enforcement, Dias is working to document violence against LEOs serving in rural and remote locations
Officers will essentially live at the police station for two days and then have four days off
Despite bonuses, raises and recruitment marketing, the agency is seeing less than half as many candidates as in 2019
How to better train trainers to meet the needs of today’s police recruits
Turns out not every cop is a recruiter; here’s how to focus on those officers who will recommend a law enforcement career
A three-year program teaches Toledo high schoolers about careers in public safety
Sgt. Matt Karges is a fourth-generation officer whose family has served at the same department consecutively and with each new generation simultaneously
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