Tag: Promotion Exams

Procedures & Policies

Wyoming Officer Alleges Pregnancy Cost Her Promotion

A police officer in Wyoming has filed a lawsuit claiming she was denied a chance at promotion because her high-risk pregnancy prevented her from taking a physical test on the date it was given.

December 18, 2019

Training

How to Prepare for the Sergeant's Promotion

Your preparatory efforts for career advancement are not a sprint; they are a marathon. If you want to be better prepared than your competition, then prepare better than your competition.

January 14, 2019

Training

How To Deal With Being Passed Over For Promotion

Although when you don’t get the promotion it might seem like the end of the world, it isn’t. Here's how to handle this situation.

May 31, 2018

Training

How To Deal With Being Passed Over For Promotion

POLICE

For those seeking promotion, there is always the possibility of not getting one. Although when you don’t get the promotion it might seem like the end of the world, it isn’t. Here's how to handle this situation.

April 9, 2018

Training

Dallas Throws Out Sergeant Promotion Exam

The integrity of the test had been questioned after a police major who helped shape the exam also coached clients through a test-prep business.

February 7, 2018

Training

Fewer NYPD Lieutenants Want to Move Up to Captain

The NYPD faces a potential leadership crisis due to a sharp decline in the number of cops who want to be promoted to captain — and a surging failure rate among those who do.

March 10, 2014

Patrol

Informants and Promotion Exams

Foremost among my thoughts on informants is that I wouldn't want to find myself at the mercy of anyone whose inclination to sell out others has been well established.

January 6, 2013