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Careers
Older Recruits
Some view the occupation of a cop as inside work and no heavy lifting. Think again. Fully explore your new employer and understand how the agency can withstand any more shuttering of the economy.
August 6, 2012
Training
Down Economy Bringing Older Recruits to LE Agencies
Technology workers, mortgage-industry refugees, and even those with advanced degrees are arriving at police academies hoping for the stability and benefits of a law enforcement job, especially due to the challenging job market.
April 12, 2010
Training
Baltimore Police Union Calls for Better Training for Recruits
The president of the local police union in Baltimore on Monday thanked a police academy legal instructor for voicing concerns about the preparedness of new recruits who received guns and badges over the weekend, saying the "training deficiencies that he exposed are real and should, by no means, be allowed to continue."
February 6, 2018
Technology
DOJ To Police: Get a Warrant for Older E-mails
The Department of Justice on Tuesday dropped its support for allowing law enforcement to review older e-mails without a warrant in testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.
March 19, 2013
Training
Police Recruits
Should applicants for jobs as police be held to a higher standard of moral character than is expected in other fields of employment? These reÂcruits, after all, are just the mirror image of the society they will police. Is this preÂrequisite fair, or even realistic?
July 31, 2000
Training
Age Differences in Training
One recruit had retired from the military and was of the mindset that the only person who could train him was someone chronologically older than he was. This created a problem.
September 18, 2008
Training
FTO Generational Gap
Don't think you'll be able to set back your clock and readjust your "cool level" to theirs. If you've given an analogy and had to explain it, you've committed a faux pas. Face it. There are generational icons that we still use that many don't understand.
February 6, 2011
Training
First NYPD Recruits Since 9/11
The mayor and police commissioner of New York City have sworn in the first class of NYPD recruits since Sept. 11, charging them with the difficult task of fighting everything from low-level crime to international terrorism.
July 8, 2002
Patrol
Texas Agency Recruits Female Officers
The city of Irving, Texas, produced this video as a recruiting tool for female officers for the Irving Police Department. The video shows recruiting methods, and follows several officers while on duty.
February 15, 2011
Weapons
Class of Police Recruits is Fired
An entire class of Cobb County, Ga., police recruits was fired Monday after they cheated on a test, authorities said.
August 9, 2006
Patrol
Can Training Boost Your Agency's Recruitment and Retention?
All three chiefs on the panel agreed that training and the opportunities for promotion and special assignments that it affords can be a decisive factor in officer retention.
November 24, 2021
Careers
The Dangers of Badge Bunnies and Holster Sniffers
They claim they're looking for a friend — a strong, handsome young man in uniform. Add to that description a good steady job, good pay, and benefits. Wait, I thought they were only looking for friendship. They want to hang around, show up in your life and sooner or later potentially ruin your career and life.
August 7, 2011
Training
Recruits Undergo OC Training
Police recruits undergoing OC (pepper spray) training. The spray being used is Sabre Red, a very potent level III OC/pepper spray.
January 4, 2010
Featured
FL Awards 1,750 Bonuses to Law Enforcement Recruits
To date, 530 law enforcement recruits from 48 states and U.S. territories have relocated to Florida, including more than 200 from California, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania. Each of the more than 1,750 law enforcement officers have received $5,000.
April 10, 2023
Patrol
Kansas Law Enforcement Recruits' Fitness Requirements May Change
Hoping to attract more potential recruits, some Kansas law enforcement agencies are studying the possibility of easing fitness requirements for applicants.
August 24, 2016
Training
AL Police Say It's Hard to Hire Recruits
Police chiefs in some of Alabama's biggest cities say they are having a harder time recruiting and they are concerned that if trends continue they could have trouble putting enough officers on the street.
October 19, 2016
Training
Chicago PD Adds 43 Recruits
The recruits must complete about 1,000 hours of training at the academy, even though Illinois only requires 400 hours of training for sworn officers. The police academy's training program emphasizes procedural justice law, traffic law, tactical communication, emergency driving, firearms handling, and scenario-based training.
July 2, 2012
Training
Generation What?
OK, I confess. I used to teach how to train the "new generation." You older cops know who I’m talking about: frankly, the generation not as good as ours.
September 30, 2006
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