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Careers
Credit History and Job Applications
In this country, we call it a credit history or credit score. I tend to refer to it as your credit reputation, because that is what prospective employers are reading into your credit history.
May 25, 2009
Weapons
Weaver Tactical Scopes
ATK
Whether it’s the high pressure of a three-gun competition or the serious job of protecting life and liberty—both here and abroad—Weaver is proud to offer two new riflescopes for tactical applications.
September 12, 2013
Careers
Learning to Dot the I's
I've seen numerous glaring errors on job applications. Just one clouds the best applicants' chances and it is time for this madness to end.
June 26, 2008
Training
One in Three Recent Atlanta Police Academy Graduates Have Criminal Records
More than one-third of recent Atlanta Police Academy graduates have been arrested or cited for a crime, according to a review of their job applications. The arrests ranged from minor offenses such as shoplifting to violent charges including assault. More than one-third of the officers had been rejected by other law enforcement agencies, and more than half of the recruits admitted using marijuana.
October 12, 2008
Training
One in Three Recent Atlanta Police Academy Graduates Have Criminal Records
More than one-third of recent Atlanta Police Academy graduates have been arrested or cited for a crime, according to a review of their job applications. The arrests ranged from minor offenses such as shoplifting to violent charges including assault. More than one-third of the officers had been rejected by other law enforcement agencies, and more than half of the recruits admitted using marijuana.
April 8, 2009
Training
Pennsylvania State Police Look to Fill 500 Job Openings
The Pennsylvania State Police are recruiting candidates to fill about 500 job vacancies to bolster the department's contingent of troopers and liquor enforcement officers.
December 14, 2016
Training
Application Rate for Jobs at U.S. Agencies Plummets
“There’s an increased potential for officers to be criminally liable for making a good-faith mistake,” said Terry Sult, the police chief in Hampton, Va. “We’re seeing a lot more media coverage of officers being prosecuted, and that weighs heavily on a lot of officers' hearts. ... That’s a stressor on whether I want to stay in this position or not.”
December 5, 2018
Patrol
Just Breathe
Besides the critical benefit that controlled breathing can provide for someone with a life-threatening injury, it has daily applications that can help you perform your job better.
June 10, 2010
Careers
Treat the Academy as a Job
If you are getting ready to attend the academy, I want to share with you a philosophy that can help lead to academic success: Treat the academy as a full-time job. This premise may sound simple, nearly an overstatement of the obvious, but following this philosophy will give you focus throughout the academy.
July 24, 2007
Careers
How To Stay In the Job Application Game
The real secret for success is to make it as easy as possible for the people handling your application. The more they have to work on your application, the more you'll get noticed (not in a good way). If you can't follow simple directions, play by the rules, and complete simple tasks, the process will weed you out.
February 14, 2012
Patrol
Where the Job Is Better Nowadays
Once upon a time you had to use your radio to run subjects for wants and warrants. Now, you can run as many subjects as you want. As if that wasn't enough, license plate recognition systems can alert you for warrants.
December 15, 2009
Patrol
Finding the Right Flashlights for the Job
Where there used to be one light, now there are many. If you're like me, you've probably got anywhere from five to 10 different lights with you on any given shift. Let's try to make some sense out of all this technology we're lugging around.
May 5, 2016
Training
Who Wants This Job?
As police departments across the country find themselves scrambling to find qualified recruits, many experts have begun asking, “What will it take to bring back the image that made law enforcement a highly desirable career?”
April 30, 2002
Careers
Job Seeking Realities
It's competitive out there, and I know you want the job. So learn the kinks in the process. Don't fall for them. Instead, work your plan as an intelligent job applicant.
December 26, 2011
Patrol
Coping With Stress on the Job
Law enforcement is becoming an increasingly difficult profession, and officers need to know how to decompress in healthy ways.
June 16, 2017
Patrol
Preventing On-the-Job Injuries
In many U.S. law enforcement agencies, it isn't uncommon for one in five officers to file worker's compensation claims in a given year. And most of these claims are valid.
June 5, 2007
Technology
Streamlining the Job
New technology and modern practices are saving wear and tear on everything from budgets to personnel. In an era of doing more with less, it just makes sense.
November 21, 2013
Special Units
Falling Down on the Job
Using training including how to fall properly without injury, a French special ops unit successfully completed a dynamic hostage rescue.
January 31, 2003
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