How do you find information on jobs in policing?
- Advertising
- HR departments
- Internet (US Department of Labor, individual police departments)
- Word-of-mouth
- Intern programs
What are the physical requirements?
Height and weight, Low BMI
What are the standards in police selection?
- Smoking
- Age
- Education
- Prior drug use
- Criminal record restrictions
What is the Recruitment Process?
- Police recruit at high schools, colleges, minority areas, church gatherings, career exhibitions, trade shows, and athletic events.
- Meaningful group projects and activities consistent with heroism
What is a police cadet?
Nonsworn, paid, part-time
What is civilianization?
Putting civilians in non-hazardous positions
What is the Job Analysis?
It identifies the skills you need to become a police officer, the test is based on those skills (knowledge)
What is the Landmark court decision on job analysis?
Guardians Association of NYPD v. Civil Service Commission of NY
What is the selection process?
- Examinations, interviews, and investigations
- Maturity, intelligent, stable, EQ
- Written entrance exam
More steps to the Selection process?
- Physical agility test
- Polygraph: booklet to answer questions
- Oral interview: rate based on responses
- Psychological appraisal: Written test or Doctor may speak to you
- Medical examination: may include vision test
What is the Recruit training?
- Teaching of state laws
- Education in state and department goals, objectives, and procedures
- Knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Police academy, then field training, and completion of probationary period
The police Academy provides?
- Most of the formal training
- Begins the socialization process
What is field training?
On-the-job training for graduated academy recruits
- training is provided by selected patrol officers
- assigned to three different field training officers
What consists of the firearms training?
- Simulations to shoot at targets
- provides realistic training
What is the probationary period?
Period of time that department has to evaluate new officer’s ability to perform job effectively
Can lass from six months to three years
