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Training

Maintaining Your Force

To avoid needlessly recruiting additional officers, agencies are working to keep current officers happy in their careers.

April 3, 2018

Training

MN City Extends Police Recruiting Deadline Hoping for More Applicants

When the St. Paul (MN) Police Department was hiring four years ago, 794 people applied to be officers. This time around, there were only 178 applicants and now the department has extended the deadline to Monday, hoping to attract more quality candidates.

January 26, 2018

Patrol

Staffing Crisis Prompts Raises of 25 to 30 Percent for San Diego Police

San Diego will boost pay for police officers between 25% and 30% to help solve a crisis of departing officers that has lengthened response times, limited proactive policing, and ballooned overtime budgets.

October 20, 2017

Patrol

Video: San Diego Facing Extreme Officer Shortage, Renegotiating Union Contract

"Going 10 years without a salary increase has wreaked havoc on our recruiting efforts," said Brian Marvel, director of the SDPOA. He explained there are more sworn officers leaving the department than those that are being hired per year.

July 25, 2017

Patrol

San Diego Facing Extreme Officer Shortage, Renegotiating Union Contract

"Going 10 years without a salary increase has wreaked havoc on our recruiting efforts," said Brian Marvel, director of the SDPOA. He explained there are more sworn officers leaving the department than those that are being hired per year. More Here.

July 25, 2017

Patrol

Stop Living Check-to-Check

Over half of police officers live paycheck-to-paycheck. With three steps, you can start paying the bills while also saving money.

June 16, 2017

Patrol

Proposed Trump Budget Includes Small Federal Officer Pay Raise

The Trump administration announced plans to recommend a 1.9 percent pay raise for federal workers, including federal officers, to take effect January 2018, according to a budget document and senior budget official.

March 24, 2017

Patrol

Backpay Awarded to 25,000 Feds Who Worked During 2013 Shutdown

A federal judge has ruled that around 25,000 federal employees are eligible for compensation from the government for the time they spent working during the 2013 government shutdown.

February 24, 2017

Patrol

Incoming Oakland Chief to Get Historically High Pay

Not only will incoming Chief Anne Kirkpatrick have the largest base salary of any top cop in Oakland — at $270,000 — her total compensation package includes a bump for various degrees and other premiums, dictated by an agreement between the Oakland Police Management Association and the city.

February 9, 2017

Technology

Police Union, New York City Agree on Raises and Body Camera Use

The NYPD’s largest police officer union has reached a $1.88 billion tentative deal with the de Blasio administration that increases the average rank-and-file officer’s salary by 11.73 percent and requires all patrol cops to wear body cameras by 2019.

February 2, 2017

Patrol

Virginia Legislators Announce Plans to Stem Trooper Exodus with Pay Raise

Starting pay for troopers would rise from $36,200 a year to $43,000 under the agreement struck between the Republicans who control the money committees for both chambers. In addition to the 3 percent raise, existing troopers would see their annual salaries jump by more than $6,700 to keep pace with the new hires.

January 26, 2017

Patrol

Federal Salary Council Says Feds Underpaid

The Federal Salary Council recently announced that federal workers earn an average 34.07% less than their private sector counterparts.

November 4, 2016