Tag: Civil Service Exam

Training

71% of Chicago PD Exam Applicants Are Minorities After Outreach

An unprecedented outreach campaign to diversify the Chicago Police Department has attracted 14,200 applicants for the April 16 police exam — and of those, 29% are African-American and 39% are Hispanic.

February 23, 2016

Training

Nearly 20K Apply to Chicago PD

About 18,000 applicants hope they'll be chosen for an upcoming Chicago Police recruit class in a year the agency broadened its applicant pool.

September 8, 2013

Training

Cross-Training Mich. Officers May Have Cheated on Fire Test

Monroe (Mich.) Police officers cross-training to become firefighters may have used instructors’ materials improperly during academy training, documents provided to The Blade show.

July 9, 2013

Training

5,000 Applicants Take Buffalo Police Exam

Most of the nearly 5,000 hopefuls with the goal of becoming a Buffalo Police officer showed up on Saturday to take the three-and-a-half-hour exam, creating long lines at the Convention Center.

April 22, 2011

Training

AG Holder Tells Ohio Agency To Lower Passing Test Score

The city of Dayton, Ohio, has agreed to a lower passing score for the police recruit exam, after the U.S. Department of Justice rejected its test because not enough blacks passed.

March 14, 2011