To become a police officer in Oregon you have to successfully complete the Basic Police Course at the Oregon Public Safety Academy. In order to be enrolled in the academy you must first be employed by a municipal police department, which will then  enroll you in the academy. To get help in finding a job, the state has provided a list of police agencies at www.oregon.gov/DPSST/RelatedSites.shtml.

However, the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST), which sets minimum training standards and operates the academy, notes on its website (www.oregon.gov/DPSST/) that every agency has different hiring requirements and that individuals have to contact agencies they are interested in joining to find out what is expected of them.

 Requirements And Qualifications

In general, however, you can expect to have to meet these minimum standards, or similar standards, as required by the Portland Police Bureau. For instance, will have to be 21 at the time you are hired, a U.S. citizen, and have a valid driver’s license. You must have either an Associate Degree or 60 semester or 90 quarter hours from an accredited college of university.

Alternatively, you can be hired if you have a high school diploma and a minimum of either two years of active duty or four years of reserve military service. You cannot be hired as a peace officer in Oregon if you have a dishonorable discharge from the military.

 Disqualifying Factors

In addition, there are other disqualifying factors. You cannot become a police officer anywhere in Oregon if you have been convicted of driving under the influence within the past three years or have two or more DUI convictions, or have been convicted of reckless driving, attempting to elude, hit and run or felony driving with a license suspended or revoked within the last two years.

You may not have been convicted of a domestic violence assault, or convicted of any felony, or convicted of any crime involving controlled substances or any of a number of sexual assault crimes.

A complete list of standards and disqualifying factors can be found on the website of the Portland Police Bureau at www.joinportlandpolice.com/pdfs/2.5_Instructions_SPH.pdf. While this list is specifically for Portland, it does include some statewide disqualifying factors to take note of.

 Application/Hiring Process

If you meet these standards, be prepared to take a written exam to assess your writing and reading skills, and an oral interview. In addition, you will be tested on your physical fitness to determine whether you are capable of carrying out the functions of a police officer.

A guide to the physical fitness test is available at www.joinportlandpolice.com/pdfs/physical_abilities_halfsheet.pdf. Note, this test is similar to the physical fitness test you will have to take during the Basic Police Course at the academy. The requirements for the physical fitness portion of academy training can be found at www.oregon.gov/DPSST/AT/docs/ORPATDescription.pdf.

Average Police Officer Salary in Oregon

According to the Bureau Of Labor Statistics (2010), a police officer in the state of Oregon make between $54,500 – $60,270 per year. However the data collected by BLS is not very accurate because it does not record overtime pay or off duty work. These two factors, if included in the data, would increase the average salary of a police officer in OR.

Police Officer Jobs in OR

There are several law enforcement job openings in Oregon. Simply visit our Career Job Opening or go to the official website of the agency you are interested in to complete an application of employment. Below is a list of all the law enforcement agencies in the state of Oregon.

Baker County Sheriff’s Office Benton County Sheriff’s Office Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Coos County Sheriff’s Office Crook County Sheriff’s Office Curry County Sheriff’s Office Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Gilliam County Sheriff’s Office Grant County Sheriff’s Office

Harney County Sheriff’s Office Hood River County Sheriff’s Office Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Josephine County Sheriff’s Office Klamath County Sheriff’s Office Lake County Sheriff’s Office Lane County Sheriff’s Office Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Linn County Sheriff’s Office Malheur County Sheriff’s Office Marion County Sheriff’s Office

Morrow County Sheriff’s Office Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office Polk County Sheriff’s Office Sherman County Sheriff’s Office Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office Union County Sheriff’s Office Wallowa County Sheriff’s Office Wasco County Sheriff’s Office Washington County Sheriff’s Office Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office

Albany Police Department Amity Police Department Ashland Police Department Astoria Police Department Athena Police Department Aumsville Police Department Aurora Police Department Baker City Police Department Bandon Police Department Beaverton Police Department Bend Police Department Black Butte Ranch Police Department Boardman Police Department Brookings Police Department Burns Police Department Butte Falls Police Department Canby Police Department Cannon Beach Police Department Carlton Police Department Central Point Police Department Clatskanie Police Department Coburg Police Department Columbia City Police Department Condon Police Department Coos Bay Police Department Coquille Police Department Cornelius Police Department Corvallis Police Department Cottage Grove Police Department Culver Police Department Dallas Police Department (Oregon) Eagle Point Police Department Elgin Police Department (Oregon) Enterprise Police Department Eugene Police Department Fairview Police Department Florence Police Department Forest Grove Police Department Garibaldi Police Department Gaston Police Department Gearhart Police Department Gervais Police Department Gladstone Police Department Gold Beach Police Department

Gold Hill Police Department Grants Pass Department of Public Safety Gresham Police Department Hermiston Police Department Hillsboro Police Department Hines Police Department Hood River Police Department Hubbard Police Department Independence Police Department Jacksonville Police Department John Day Police Department Junction City Police Department Keizer Police Department King City Police Department Klamath Falls Police Department La Grande Police Department Lake Oswego Police Department Lakeview Police Department Lebanon Police Department Lincoln City Police Department Madras Police Department Malin Police Department Manzanita Police Department McMinnville Police Department Medford Police Department Merrill Police Department Milton-Freewater Police Department Milwaukie Police Department Molalla Police Department Monmouth Police Department Mt. Angel Police Department Myrtle Creek Police Department Myrtle Point Police Department Newberg-Dundee Police Department Newport Police Department North Bend Police Department North Plains Police Department Nyssa Police Department Oakland Police Department Oakridge Police Department Ontario Police Department Oregon City Police Department Pendleton Police Department Philomath Police Department

Phoenix Police Department Pilot Rock Police Department Port Orford Police Department Portland Police Bureau Powers Police Department Prairie City Police Department Prineville Police Department Rainier Police Department Redmond Police Department Reedsport Police Department Rockaway Beach Police Department Rogue River Police Department Roseburg Police Department Salem Police Department Sandy Police Department Scappoose Police Department Seaside Police Department Shady Cove Police Department Sherwood Police Department Silverton Police Department Springfield Police Department St. Helens Police Department Stanfield Police Department Stayton Police Department Sutherlin Police Department Sweet Home Police Department Talent Police Department The Dalles Police Department Tigard Police Department Tillamook Police Department Toledo Police Department Troutdale Police Department Tualatin Police Department Turner Police Department Umatilla Police Department Union Police Department Vernonia Police Department Warrenton Police Department West Linn Police Department Weston Police Department Winston Police Department Woodburn Police Department Yamhill Police Department

In Pennsylvania, the minimum age to become a municipal police officer is 21. All candidates must have a high school diploma or GED equivalent, and be a citizen of the United States able to read at no less than 9th grade level.

All candidates will undergo fingerprinting and a criminal record background check to determine if there are any felony convictions or convictions for domestic violence crimes, which are disqualifying factors.

All applicants must be free from addictive or excessive use of alcohol or drugs, may not use illegal controlled substances. A physical exam and laboratory testing will be used to make these determinations.

The physical exam will also determine if there are any other factors, such as cardiovascular, auditory or visual impairments that will prevent a candidate from carrying out police duties. A more detailed list of qualifications can be found on the website of the Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission at www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/mpoetc/7545/certification/590508.

Physical Fitness Test Requirements

Minimum physical fitness standards must be met for a 1.5 mile run, a 300 meter run, for one repetition of a bench press, and one minute for sit ups and one minute of push ups. Applicants must score no lower than the 30th percentile for the person’s age and gender.

In addition to a criminal background check, applicants for municipal police officer certification in Pennsylvania must undergo a credit history check. Also, personal interviews will be conducted with individuals who have personal knowledge of the person and who are not related to him or her, and any employers over the five previous years prior to applying for certification.

Police Training Academy Standards

All applicants must successfully complete a basic police training course at a school certified by the police training and education commission. There are schools throughout the state. Some require being hired by an agency in order to attend, while others accept students who are self-sponsored and paying their own tuition. A list of these schools is at http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/mpoetc/7545/certified_schools/561270.

For self-sponsored students, one important point to note is that training at a police academy does not expire, even if it takes a year or more to find a job, with one exception. If significant changes are made the basic police training curriculum, you may be required to complete additional courses.

Certification Process

In order to successfully complete training, you must achieve a minimum qualifying score of 75% during firearms qualifying and receive certification for First Aid and CPR from the American Red Cross or other approved agencies.

In order to be certified, you must pass the certification exam, and show that you have attended 100% of all classes at the academy in which you have enrolled. Provision is made for excused absences, mutually agreed upon by the student and school directors, including for illness or injury, illness in the immediate family or death in the immediate family.

The website of the Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission at http://www.mpoetc.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/mpoetc/7545 is a good source of additional information and contacts to help guide you through the process of becoming a certified police officer in Pennsylvania.

Average Police Officer Salary

According to the Bureau Of Labor Statistics (2010), a police officer in the state of Pennsylvania make between $54,500 – $60,270 per year. However the data collected by BLS is not very accurate because it does not record overtime pay or off duty work. These two factors, if included in the data, would increase the average salary of a police officer in PA.

Police Officer Jobs in PA

There are several law enforcement job openings in Pennsylvania. Simply visit our Career Job Opening or go to the official website of the agency you are interested in to complete an application of employment. Below is a list of all the law enforcement agencies in the state of Pennsylvania.

Adams County Sheriff’s Office Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office Allegheny County Police Department Armstrong County Sheriff’s Office Beaver County Sheriff’s Office Bedford County Sheriff’s Office Berks County Sheriff’s Office Bucks County Sheriff’s Office Chester County Sheriff’s Office Clearfield County Sheriff’s Office Clinton County Sheriff’s Office Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division Elk County Sheriff’s Office Erie County Sheriff’s Office Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Forest County Sheriff’s Office Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Greene County Sheriff’s Office Huntingdon County Sheriff’s Office Indiana County Sheriff’s Office Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office

Juniata County Sheriff’s Office Lackawanna County Sheriff’s Department Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office Lancaster County Park Rangers Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office Lebanon County Sheriff’s Office Lehigh County Sheriff’s Office Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department Lycoming County Sheriff’s Office McKean County Sheriff’s Office Mercer County Sheriff’s Office Mifflin County Sheriff’s Office Monroe County District Attorney’s Office – Detective Unit Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department Montour County Sheriff’s Office Northampton County Sheriff’s Office Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office Perry County Sheriff’s Office Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office

Pike County Sheriff’s Office Potter County Sheriff’s Office Schuylkill County Sheriff’s Department Snyder County Sheriff’s Office Somerset County Sheriff’s Department Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Susquehanna County Sheriff’s Department Tioga County Sheriff’s Office Union County Sheriff’s Office Venango County Sheriff’s Office Warren County Sheriff’s Office Washington County Sheriff’s Office Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office Westmoreland County Park Police Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office York County Sheriff’s Office York County Park Rangers

Abington Township Police Department Allentown Police Department Altoona Police Department Amity Township Police Department Archbald Borough Police Department Ashland Borough Police Department Avoca Police Department Barrett Township Police Department Berks-Lehigh Regional Police Bethlehem Police Department Blakely Borough Police Department Borough of Dunmore Police Department Brockway Police Department Brookville Borough Police Department Carbondale Police Department Carbondale Township Police Department Catawissa Borough Police Department Cheltenham Township Police Department Clarion Borough Police Department Clarks Summit Police Department Clearfield Borough Police Department Clifford Township Police Department Coraopolis Police Department Covington Township Police Department Crescent Township Police Department Cumru Township Police Curwensville Borough Police Department Dalton Borough Police Department Decatur Township Police Department Delaware Water Gap Police Department DuBois City Police Department Dupont Borough Police Department Erie Police Department East Union Township Police Dpartment Exeter Township Police Dickson City Police Department Derry Township Police Ford City Police Department Forest City Police Department Frackville Borough Police Department Greenfield Township Police Department Hanover Township Police Department Harrisburg Police Department Haverford Township Police Department Hawley Police Department Hazleton City Police Department Heidelberg Township Police Honesdale Police Department Hughestown Police Department Greensburg Police Department Jermyn Police Department Jessup Police Department Johnsonburg Police Department Knox Borough Police Department Lancaster Police Department

Laureldale Borough Police Lawrence Township Police Department Lehigh Township (Wayne County) Police Department Logan Township Police Department Lower Heidelberg Township Police Lower Swatara Township Police Department Lower Burrell Police Department New Kensington Police Department Newberry Township Police Mayfield Police Department Millbourne Borough Police Department Millcreek Township Police Department Mahanoy City Police Department Mahanoy Township Police Department Minersville Police Department Morris-Cooper Regional Police Department Moon Township Police Department Moosic Police Department Moscow Police Department Old Forge Police Department Olyphant Police Department Penn Hills Police Department Philadelphia Police Department Pittsburgh Police Pittsburgh City Housing Police Department Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department Pocono Township Police Department Punxsutawney Borough Police Department Reading Police Department Reynoldsville Police Department Ridgway Police Department Roaring Brook Township Police Department Robinson Township Police Department Ross Township Police Department Sandy Township Police Department Scott Township Police Department Scranton Police Department Shenandoah Police Department Sinking Spring Borough Police South Abington Township Police Department South Heidelberg Township Police South Heights Police Department South Williamsport Police Department Springfield Police Department St.Marys Police Department Stroud Area Regional Police Department Sykesville Police Department Taylor Police Department Throop Borough Police Department Tilden Township Police Township Of Spring Police Tulpehocken Township Police Upper Allen Township Police Department Upper Darby Township Police Department Upper Dublin Police Department Warminster Township Police Department Waymart Police Department Wellsboro Police Department West Reading Police Department West Mahanoy Township Police Department West Pittston Police Department Wilkes-Barre Police Department Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department Williamsport Police Department Worthington Borough Police Department York Police Department

 The first step to become a certified peace officer in North Dakota is to be hired by a police agency.

To help you do that the North Dakota Peace Officers Standards and Training Board provides a complete list of all agencies and contact information. That list can be found here.

Requirements & Qualifications

 In order to get hired as a police officer in North Dakota, a set of qualifications must be met. These minimum qualifications apply statewide, although some jurisdictions may have some additional qualifications above the minimum standards that must be met. First and foremost, the applicant for a job must be a U.S. citizen and have a high school diploma or a GED equivalent.

Disqualifying Factors 

No applicant will be accepted if they have pled guilty to or have been convicted in any state or federal court of a felony, a crime of moral turpitude, a domestic violence crime or “any offense that has a direct bearing on the applicant’s ability to serve as a peace officer.” Applicants prohibited from using or possessing a firearm under state or federal law cannot be hired.

Hiring/Application Process

 A valid driver’s license is required, and applicants also must undergo a complete background investigation involving fingerprint cards that will be run through state and federal records. A medical examination and a psychological evaluation will be conducted.

 After these minimum standards are met the candidate can be hired as a peace officer, but is not finished with the certification process. New officers must meet a sidearm qualification, including a written examination and qualify on a shooting range. At that stage the new officer will be issued a limited peace officer license, allowing the new officer to begin performing police duties.

Police Academy Standards & Training 

Basic training will be the next step for the new officer, who must then attend the first available training session at the Law Enforcement Training Academy in Bismarck, and then pass the North Dakota Peace Officer Licensing Examination after successfully completing the course. After passing the examination, the new officer will be granted a Peace Officer License that will have to be renewed in three years.

Peace Officer License Process

The state has published fees for granting a license and for renewal of a license, and a schedule for when it has to be renewed based on the first letter of an officer’s surname at http://www.iadlest.org/ndakota/Home/PeaceOfficerStandards.aspx. There you will find a link for Licensing and Training Requirements.

 Candidates should also familiarize themselves with the other links on that page. They provide important details about the process and about the training and firearm certification requirements.

 Even more information can be found on the North Dakota POST homepage, particularly on the FAQ link. The home page can be found at www.iadlest.org/ndakota/Home.aspx.

Average Police Officer Salary in North Dakota

According to the Bureau Of Labor Statistics (2010), a police officer in the state of North Dakota makes between $43,400 – $48,120 per year. However the data collected by BLS is not very accurate because it does not record overtime pay or off duty work. These two factors, if included in the data, would increase the average salary of a police officer in ND.

Police Officer Jobs in ND

There are several law enforcement job openings in North Dakota. Simply visit our Career Job Opening or go to the official website of the agency you are interested in to complete an application of employment. Below is a list of all the law enforcement agencies in the state of North Dakota.

Adams County Sheriff’s Office Barnes County Sheriff’s Office Benson County Sheriff’s Office Billings County Sheriff’s Office Bottineau County Sheriff’s Office Bowman County Sheriff’s Office Burke County Sheriff’s Office Burleigh County Sheriff’s Office Cass County Sheriff’s Office Cavalier County Sheriff’s Office Dickey County Sheriff’s Office Divide County Sheriff’s Office Dunn County Sheriff’s Office Eddy County Sheriff’s Office Emmons County Sheriff’s Office Foster County Sheriff’s Office Golden Valley County Sheriff’s Office Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office

Grant County Sheriff’s Office Griggs County Sheriff’s Office Hettinger County Sheriff’s Office Kidder County Sheriff’s Office Lamoure County Sheriff’s Office Logan County Sheriff’s Office McHenry County Sheriff’s Office McIntosh County Sheriff’s Office McKenzie County Sheriff’s Office McLean County Sheriff’s Office Mercer County Sheriff’s Office Morton County Sheriff’s Office Mountrail County Sheriff’s Office Nelson County Sheriff’s Office Oliver County Sheriff’s Office Pembina County Sheriff’s Office Pierce County Sheriff’s Office Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office

Ransom County Sheriff’s Office Renville County Sheriff’s Office Richland County Sheriff’s Office Rolette County Sheriff’s Office Sargent County Sheriff’s Office Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office Sioux County Sheriff’s Office Slope County Sheriff’s Office Stark County Sheriff’s Office Steele County Sheriff’s Office Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office Towner County Sheriff’s Office Traill County Sheriff’s Office Walsh County Sheriff’s Office Ward County Sheriff’s Office Wells County Sheriff’s Office Williams County Sheriff’s Office

Ashley Police Department Belfield Police Department Beulah Police Department Bismarck Police Department[1] Bowman Police Department Burlington Police Department Cando Police Department Carrington Police Department Casselton Police Department Cavalier Police Department Center Police Department Cooperstown Police Department Crosby Police Department Devils Lake Police Department Dickinson Police Department[2] Elgin Police Department Ellendale Police Department Emerado Police Department Fargo Police Department[3] Fessenden Police Department Grafton Police Department

Grand Forks Police Department[4] Harvey Police Department Hazen Police Department Hillsboro Police Department Jamestown Police Department Kenmare Police Department Killdeer Police Department Kulm Police Department Lamoure Police Department Larimore Police Department Lincoln Police Department Linton Police Department Lisbon Police Department Mandan Police Department[5] Mayville Police Department Medora Police Department Milnor Police Department Minot Police Department[6] Mohall Police Department Napoleon Police Department New Town Police Department

Northwood Police Department Oakes Police Department Parshall Police Department Powers Lake Police Department Rolla Police Department Rugby Police Department St. John Police Department Scranton Police Department Sherwood Police Department South Heart Police Department Stanley Police Department Steele Police Department Surrey Police Department Tioga Police Department Thompson Police Department Valley City Police Department Wahpeton Police Department Watford City Police Department West Fargo Police Department[7] Williston Police Department Wishek Police Department

The minimum age to become a police officer in New Mexico is 21 years old by the time you graduate from the state’s Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy in Santa Fe.

Training at the academy will be rigorous, involving academics and physical fitness standards that all candidates must meet. After graduating, candidates will have up to two years to find a job in New Mexico law enforcement.

Requirements & Qualifications

 New Mexico statutes list a number of requirements and disqualifying factors for potential police officers in the state. A good site to begin looking for certification as a police officer in the state is http://nmlea.dps.state.nm.us. Click the tab on the left for Basic Training Bureau. That will take you to a page names and phone numbers of Bureau officials who can help you get started in becoming a police officer in the state.

They will tell you that, among other things, you have to be a U.S. citizen and have a valid driver’s license and have completed 60 hours of college credit or have three years of military experience. These are qualifications you must meet. There are other factors, however, that will disqualify you from becoming a law enforcement officer in the state.

 Among these are misdemeanor convictions. If you have any in the last three years before applying, you will not be allowed to apply until three years have passed. Felony convictions, on the other hand, will completely disqualify you.

Disqualifying Factors

 In addition, you must not have used any illegal drugs of marijuana within the last three years before applying. You may not have any conviction on your record for any domestic violence act. That’s because federal law prohibits individuals with domestic violence convictions from carrying a handgun, and you can’t become a police officer without being able to legally carry firearms.

 Any Driving While Intoxicated conviction within five years from applying is a disqualifying factor, whether civilian or military, or multiple DWIs within 10 years. Any noticeable pattern of driving offenses within three years of applying, even stop sign or red light violations, could result in disqualification.

Extensive Background Check

 New Mexico will conduct a background check to uncover any of the above disqualifying factors, but also to look into your employment and financial history. Applicants may not have a history of unsatisfactory employment or chronic recurring financial problems. New Mexico will deem these to be an indication of unwillingness or inability to live within financial means.

Physical Fitness Test Standards

 For physical fitness requirements, expect to be tested in push-ups, sit-ups, sit and reach, a 1.5 mile run and a 300 meter run. Standards to be met are based on age and gender. For 21 year old males, expect to do 33 push-ups in one minute, 26 for females.

Sit-ups for that age are 40 and 35 respectively in one minute. Sit and reach to measure flexibility for 21 year olds is 17.5 inches for men, and 20 inches for women. Men have to complete the 1.5 mile run in 12:28 and woman in 14:45, and the 300-meter run in 56 seconds and 64 seconds respectively.

Average Police Officer Salary in New Mexico

According to the Bureau Of Labor Statistics (2010), a police officer in the state of North Mexico makes between $43,400 – $48,120 per year. However the data collected by BLS is not very accurate because it does not record overtime pay or off duty work assignments. These two factors, if included in the data, would increase the average salary of a police officer in NM.

Police Officer Jobs in NM

There are several law enforcement job openings in New Mexico. Simply visit our Career Job Opening or go to the official website of the agency you are interested in to complete an application of employment. Below is a list of all the law enforcement agencies in the state of New Mexico.

Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department Catron County Sheriff’s Department Chavez County Sheriff’s Office Cibola County Sheriff’s Office Colfax County Sheriff’s Office Curry County Sheriff’s Office De Baca County Sheriff’s Office Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office Eddy County Sheriff’s Office Grant County Sheriff’s Department Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office

Harding County Sheriff’s Department Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Department Lea County Sheriff’s Department Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Los Alamos County Police Department Luna County Sheriff’s Office McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Mora County Sheriff’s Office Otero County Sheriff’s Department Quay County Sheriff’s Office Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office

Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office San Juan County Sheriff’s Office San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office Sandoval County Sheriff’s Office Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office Sierra County Sheriff’s Office Socorro County Sheriff’s Department Taos County Sheriff’s Department Torrance County Sheriff’s Department Union County Sheriff’s Office Valencia County Sheriff’s Office

Alamogordo Public Safety Department Albuquerque Aviation Police Department Albuquerque Police Department Albuquerque Public Schools Police Department Artesia Police Department Aztec Police Department Belen Police Department Bernalillo Police Department Bloomfield Police Department Bosque Farms Police Department Buena Vista Police Department Capitan Police Department Carlsbad Police Department Carrizozo Police Department Cedar Crest Police Department Cerrillos Police Department Chama Police Department Chaparral Police Department Clayton Police Department Cloudcroft Police Department

Clovis Police Department Corrales Police Department Cuba Police Department Deming Police Department Edgewood Police Department Elephant Butte Police Department Espanola Police Department Estancia Police Department Farmington Police Department Gallup Police Department Hatch Police Department Hobbs Police Department Hurley Police Department Jemez Springs Police Department Lamy Police Department Las Cruces Police Department Las Vegas Police Department Lordsburg Police Department Los Alamos Police Department Los Lunas Police Department Lovington Police Department Magdalena Police Department

Mora Police Department Moriarty Police Department Mountainair Police Department Placitas Police Department Portales Police Department Raton Police Department Rio Rancho Department of Public Safety Rio Rancho Code Enforcement Division Rio Rancho Police Department Roswell Police Department Ruidoso Police Department San Ysidro Marshal’s Office Sandia Park Police Department Santa Fe Police Department Santa Clara Police Department Silver City Police Department Socorro Police Department Taos Police Department Tijeras Police Department Truth Or Consequences Police Department Tucumcari Police Department Vaughn Police Department

Acoma Pueblo Police Department Cochiti Pueblo Police Department Isleta Pueblo Police Department Jemez Pueblo Police Department Jicarilla Apache Police Department Laguna Pueblo Police Department Mescalero Apache Police Department Nambe Pueblo Police Department Navajo Nation Department of Law Enforcement Chinle Police District Crownpoint Police District Dilcon Police District Kayenta Police District Shiprock Police District Tuba City Police District

Picuris Pueblo Police Department Pojoaque Pueblo Police Department Ramah Navaho Chapter Police Department San Felipe Pueblo Police Department San Ildefonso Pueblo Police Department San Juan Pueblo Police Department Santa Ana Pueblo Police Department Santa Clara Pueblo Police Department Santo Domingo Pueblo Police Department Taos Pueblo Police Department Tesuque Pueblo Police Department Zia Pueblo Police Department Zuni Pueblo Police Department

Becoming a Police Officer in North Carolina 

 All matters of police officer certification in the state of North Carolina are regulated by the Criminal Justice Education and Training commission of the state’s Department of Justice, and that’s really a good place to star the process of becoming a police officer in North Carolina.

Go to the DOJ website at http://ncdoj.gov/About-DOJ/Law-Enforcement-Training-and-Standards.aspx and click on the Criminal Justice Education and Training link.

 On the left side of that page, find the link for Officer Certification Programs and on that page the link for Law Enforcement Officer, Information for Applicants link will take you to the minimum requirements you need to meet to become a peace officer in North Carolina.

These minimums requirements are mandated by the state; individual jurisdictions may have higher requirements to meet. You can find a list of all police departments in the state and links to their websites at http://ncja.ncdoj.gov/NC-Police-Departments.aspx. Using this list you can contact a particular agency and find out specific requirements and qualifications.

Requirements & Disqualification Factors

 As for the state minimums, all police officers in the state must be U.S. citizens and at least 20 years old with a high school diploma or equivalent GED certificate. As is the case with other states, North Carolina has an extensive list of disqualifying factors involving criminal convictions and drug use. Here are some.

All applicants will be fingerprinted for a background search of local, state and national files to disclose any criminal history. All applicants will be examined by a doctor to make certain physical requirements can be met, and an additional screening will be done by a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist to assess the applicant’s mental and emotional stability.

Police Training Academy  in NC

 If all the initial requirements are met the applicant still will have to complete Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) and pass the BLET state examination. The applicant has one year from the date of passing the examination to find a job and be sworn in as a police officer.

Training Standards

 Basic training will consist of 36 blocks of instruction on such topics as Firearms, Driver Training, Motor Vehicle Law, and Arrest, Search and Seizure. The full curriculum can be found at this website: http://ncja.ncdoj.gov/Commission-Courses/BLET-January-2010.aspx. Follow the links down the left-hand side to get more specifics about the individual segments of the basic training course.

Average Police Officer Salary in North Carolina

According to the Bureau Of Labor Statistics (2010), a police officer in the state of North Carolina makes between $39.450 – $43,220 per year. However the data collected by BLS is not very accurate because it does not record overtime pay or off duty work assignments. These two factors, if included in the data, would increase the average salary of a police officer in NC.

Police Officer Jobs in NC

There are several law enforcement job openings in North Carolina. Simply visit our Career Job Opening or go to the official website of the agency you are interested in to complete an application of employment. Below is a list of all the law enforcement agencies in the state of North Carolina.

Alamance County Sheriff’s Department – Graham Alexander County Sheriff’s Office – Taylorsville Alleghany County Sheriff’s Department – Sparta Anson County Sheriff’s Office – Wadesboro Ashe County Sheriff’s Office – Jefferson Avery County Sheriff’s Office – Newland Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office – Washington Bertie County Sheriff’s Office – Windsor Bladen County Sheriff’s Office – Elizabethtown Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office – Bolivia Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office – Asheville Burke County Sheriff’s Office – Morganton Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office – Concord Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office – Lenoir Camden County Sheriff’s Office – Camden Carteret County Sheriff’s Department – Beaufort Caswell County Sheriff’s Office – Yanceyville Catawba County Sheriff’s Office – Newton Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Chatham County Sheriff’s Office – Pittsboro Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office – Murphy Chowan County Sheriff’s Office – Edenton Clay County Sheriff’s Office – Hayesville Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office – Shelby Columbus County Sheriff’s Office – Whiteville Craven County Sheriff’s Office – New Bern Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office – Fayetteville Currituck County Sheriff’s Office – Currituck Dare County Sheriff’s Office – Manteo Davidson County Sheriff’s Office – Lexington Davie County Sheriff’s Office – Mocksville Duplin County Sheriff’s Office – Kenansville Durham County Sheriff’s Office – Durham Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office – Tarboro Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office – Winston-Salem Franklin County Sheriff’s Office – Louisburg Gaston County Police Department – Gaston County Gaston County Sheriff’s Office – Gaston County Gates County Sheriff’s Department – Gatesville Graham County Sheriff’s Department – Robbinsville Granville County Sheriff’s Office – Oxford Greene County Sheriff’s Office – Snow Hill Guilford County Sheriff’s Office – Greensboro Halifax County Sheriff’s Office – Halifax Harnett County Sheriff’s Office – Lillington Haywood County Sheriff’s Office – Waynesville Henderson County Sheriff’s Department – Hendersonville Hertford County Sheriff’s Office – Winton Hoke County Sheriff’s Office – Raeford Hyde County Sheriff’s Office – Swan Quarter Iredell County Sheriff’s Office [3] – Statesville Jackson County Sheriff’s Office – Sylva

Johnston County Sheriff’s Department – Smithfield Jones County Sheriff’s Office – Trenton Lee County Sheriff’s Office – Sanford Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office – Kinston Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office – Lincolnton Macon County Sheriff’s Office – Franklin Madison County Sheriff’s Department – Marshall Martin County Sheriff’s Office – Williamston McDowell County Sheriff’s Department – Marion Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office – Charlotte Mitchell County Sheriff’s Office – Bakersville Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office – Troy Moore County Sheriff’s Department – Carthage Nash County Sheriff’s Office – Nashville New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office – Castle Hayne Northampton County Sheriff’s Office – Jackson Onslow County Sheriff’s Office – Jacksonville Orange County Sheriff’s Office – Hillsborough Pamlico County Sheriff’s Department – Bayboro Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office – Elizabeth City Pender County Sheriff’s Office – Burgaw Perquimans County Sheriff’s Department – Hertford Person County Sheriff’s Department – Roxboro Pitt County Sheriff’s Office – Greenville Polk County Sheriff’s Office – Columbus Randolph County Sheriff’s Office – Asheboro Richmond County Sheriff’s Office – Rockingham Robeson County Sheriff’s Department – Lumberton Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office – Wentworth Rowan County Sheriff’s Department – Kannapolis Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department – Rutherfordton Sampson County Sheriff’s Office – Clinton Scotland County Sheriff’s Office – Laurinburg Stanly County Sheriff’s Office – Albemarle Stokes County Sheriff’s Department – Danbury Surry County Sheriff’s Office – Dobson Swain County Sheriff’s Office – Bryson City Transylvania Sheriff’s Office – Brevard Tyrrell County Sheriff’s Office – Columbia Union County Sheriff’s Office – Monroe Vance County Sheriff’s Department – Henderson Wake County Sheriff’s Office – Raleigh Warren County Sheriff’s Office – Warrenton Washington County Sheriff’s Office – Plymouth Watauga County Sheriff’s Office – Boone Wayne County Sheriff’s Office – Goldsboro Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office – Wilkesboro Wilson County Sheriff’s Office – Wilson Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office – Yadkinville Yancey County Sheriff’s Office – Burnsville

Aberdeen Police Department Ahoskie Police Department Albemarle Police Department Andrews Police Department Angier Police Department Apex Police Department Archdale Police Department Asheboro Police Department Asheville Police Department Atkinson Police Department Atlantic Beach Police Department Aulander Police Department Ayden Police Department Badin Police Department Bakersville Police Department Banner Elk Police Department Beaufort Police Department Belhaven Police Department Belmont Police Department Benson Police Department Bessemer City Police Department Bethel Police Department Beulaville Police Department Biltmore Forest Police Department Biscoe Police Department Black Mountain Police Department Bladenboro Police Department Blowing Rock Police Department Boiling Springs Police Department Boone Police Department Boonville Police Department Brevard Police Department Broadway Police Department Brookford Police Department Bryson City Police Department Burgaw Police Department Burlington Police Department Burnsville Police Department Butner Public Safety Candor Police Department Canton Police Department Cape Carteret Police Department Carolina Beach Police Department Carrboro Police Department Carthage Police Department Cary Police Department Caswell Beach Police Department Chadbourn Police Department Chapel Hill Police Department Cherryville Police Department China Grove Police Department Claremont Police Department Clayton Police Department Clinton Police Department Clyde Police Department Coats Police Department Columbus Police Department Concord Police Department Conover Police Department Cornelius Police Department Creedmoor Police Department Dallas Police Department Davidson Police Department Denton Police Department Dobson Police Department Dunn Police Department Durham Police Department Eden Police Department Edenton Police Department Elizabeth City Police Department Elizabethtown Police Department Elkin Police Department Ellerbe Police Department Elon Police Department Enfield Police Department Erwin Police Department Fair Bluff Police Department Fairmont Police Department Farmville Police Department Fayetteville Police Department Fletcher Police Department Forest City Police Department Four Oaks Police Department Franklin Police Department Franklinton Police Department Fremont Police Department Fuquay-Varina Police Department Garner Police Department Gaston Police Department Gastonia Police Department Gibsonville Police Department

Goldsboro Police Department Graham Police Department Granite Falls Police Department Granite Quarry Police Department Greensboro Police Department Greenville Police Department Grifton Police Department Grover Police Department Hamlet Police Department Haw River Police Department Henderson Police Department Hendersonville Police Department Hertford Police Department Hickory Police Department High Point Police Department Highlands Police Department Hillsborough Police Department Holly Ridge Police Department Holly Springs Police Department Hope Mills Police Department Hudson Police Department Huntersville Police Department Indian Beach Police Department Jackson Police Department Jacksonville Police Department Jefferson Police Department Jonesville Police Department Kannapolis Police Department Kenansville Police Department Kenly Police Department Kernersville Police Department Kill Devil Hills Police Department King Police Department Kings Mountain Police Department Kinston Police Department LaGrange Police Department Lake Lure Police Department Lake Waccamaw Police Department Landis Police Department Laurinburg Police Department Lenoir Police Department Lexington Police Department Liberty Police Department Lilesville Police Department Lillington Police Department Lincolnton Police Department Locust Police Department Louisburg Police Department Lowell Police Department Lucama Police Department Lumberton Police Department Madison Police Department Maiden Police Department Manteo Police Department Marion Police Department Mars Hill Police Department Marshville Police Department Matthews Police Department Maxton Police Department Mayodan Police Department Maysville Police Department Mebane Police Department Micro Police Department Mocksville Police Department Mooresville Police Department Morehead City Police Department Morrisville Police Department Mount Airy Police Department Mount Gilead Police Department Mount Holly Police Department Mount Olive Police Department Murfreesboro Police Department Murphy Police Department Nags Head Police Department Nashville Police Department New Bern Police Department Newland Police Department Newport Police Department Newton Police Department Newton Grove Police Department North Topsail Beach Police Department North Wilkesboro Police Department Northwest Police Department Norwood Police Department Oak Island Police Department Oriental Police Department Oxford Police Department Parkton Police Department Pembroke Police Department Pilot Mountain Police Department Pine Knoll Shores Police Department

Pine Level Police Department Pinehurst Police Department Pinetops Police Department Pineville Police Department Pinnacle Special Police Department Pittsboro Police Department Plymouth Police Department Princeton Police Department Raeford Police Department Raleigh Police Department Ramseur Police Department Randleman Police Department Red Springs Police Department Rich Square Police Department Roanoke Rapids Police Department Robbins Police Department Robersonville Police Department Rockingham Police Department Rockwell Police Department Rocky Mount Police Department Rolesville Police Department Rose Hill Police Department Roseboro Police Department Rowland Police Department Roxboro Police Department Rutherfordton Police Department Saint Pauls Police Department Salisbury Police Department Sanford Police Department Scotland Neck Police Department Selma Police Department Shallotte Police Department Sharpsburg Police Department Shelby Police Department Siler City Police Department Southern Pines Police Department Southern Shores Police Department Southport Police Department Sparta Police Department Spencer Police Department Spindale Police Department Spring Hope Police Department Spring Lake Police Department Spruce Pine Police Department Stanley Police Department Stantonsburg Police Department Statesville Police Department Stoneville Police Department Surf City Police Department Swansboro Police Department Sylva Police Department Tabor City Police Department Tarboro Police Department Taylorsville Police Department Taylortown Police Department Thomasville Police Department Topsail Beach Police Department Troutman Police Department Troy Police Department Tryon Police Department Valdese Police Department Wadesboro Police Department Wake Forest Police Department Wallace Police Department Walnut Cove Police Department Walnut Creek Police Department Warsaw Police Department Washington Police Department Waynesville Police Department Weldon Police Department Wendell Police Department West Jefferson Police Department Whispering Pines Police Department Whitakers Police Department White Lake Police Department Whiteville Police Department Wilkesboro Police Department Williamston Police Department Wilmington Police Department Wilson Police Department Wilson’s Mills Police Department Windsor Police Department Wingate Police Department Winston Salem Police Department Winterville Police Department Winton Police Department Wrightsville Beach Police Department Yadkinville Police Department Yanceyville Police Department Youngsville Police Department Zebulon Police Department

To become a police officer in New York State you’ll have to pass a civil service exam. The state has 97 municipal civil service agencies and each has its own schedule for holding exams for police officers. Some may hold exams every year, some less frequently.

One of the first steps you’ll have to take to become a police officer is to find out when the tests are offered in a particular locality. You can do that by going to these web sites: www.cs.ny.gov/employees/local/map.cfm or www.cs.ny.gov/employees/local/local.cfm.

Both sites are run by the New York State Department of Civil Service. The first one is a link to local civil service agencies with examination announcements on their web sites. The second is a complete contact listing of all the municipal civil service agencies in the state.

There is a book that offers prospective police officers help in passing the civil service test for Police Officers/Deputy Sheriffs. You can download one here.

Requirements & Qualifications

Of course, besides passing the initial civil service test you’ll have to meet a series of other requirements. For example, no one over the age of 35 on or before the date of the examination is eligible, although there is an age waiver for veterans of the U.S. armed forces.

Veterans who served on active military duty may deduct up to six years from their age. There also is a minimum age requirement to meet. Officers must be at least 20 at the time of their appointment. The state’s civil service agency recommends that candidates be at least 19 on the date they take the examination.

Physical Fitness Test

Other minimum qualifications are a high school diploma or GED equivalent and meeting medical and physical fitness standards as set by the New York State Municipal Police Training Council (http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/legalservices/mptc_regs.htm).

This guide is very detailed and should you a complete understanding of the medical requirements that must be met in New York State, as well as possible disqualifying conditions. The physical fitness component also is provided in the guide in great detail and will let you know exactly what levels of physical conditioning you will have to meet to become a police officer.

Understanding these two components in advance of taking the civil service test can save you money. If you have any disqualifying condition you can decide not to take the test, therefore saving the fee charged for the exam.

Background Check/Disqualifying Factors

In addition to these standards, all candidates will undergo a lengthy background check for any criminal record or other past conduct that may be deemed unsuitable becoming a certified police officer.

You also may find that the jurisdiction you are interested in joining may have additional or higher standards than these minimums. You may also find that jurisdictions may have residency requirements just to even take the local exam. Candidates need to review each jurisdiction’s rules carefully by going reviewing their web sites.

Police Officer Salary – Average Cop Pay in New York State

According to the Bureau Of Labor Statistics (2010), a police officer in the state of New York State makes between $60,660 – $79,300 per year. However the data collected by BLS isn’t as accurate as originally thought. You see, BLS does not take into account overtime pay or off duty work of a police officer. These two factors, if included in the data, would increase the average salary of a police officer in NY.

Police Officer Jobs in NYS

There are several law enforcement job openings in New York State. Simply visit our Career Job Opening or go to the official website of the agency you are interested in to complete an application of employment. Below is a list of all the law enforcement agencies in the state of New York.

Albany County Albany County Sheriff’s Department Albany County District Attorney’s Office Allegany County Allegany County Sheriff’s Office Allegany County District Attorney’s Office Broome County Broome County Sheriff’s Office Broome County Government Security Division Broome County District Attorney’s Office Cattaraugus County Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office Cattaraugus County District Attorney’s Office Cayuga County Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office Cayuga County Auxiliary Police Cayuga County District Attorney’s Office Chautauqua County Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office Chemung County Chemung County Sheriff’s Office Chemung County District Attorney’s Office Chenango County Chenango County Sheriff’s Office Chenango County District Attorney’s Office Clinton County Clinton County Sheriff’s Department Clinton County District Attorney’s Office Columbia County Columbia County Sheriff’s Office Columbia County District Attorney’s Office Cortland County Cortland County Sheriff’s Office Cortland County District Attorney’s Office Delaware County Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Delaware County District Attorney’s Office Dutchess County Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Erie County Erie County Sheriff’s Office ECMC Hospital Police Department Erie County District Attorney’s Office Essex County Sheriff’s Office Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Fulton County Sheriff’s Department Genesee County Sheriff’s Office Greene County Sheriff’s Office Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Herkimer County Sheriff’s Office

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Kings County District Attorney’s Office Kings York County District Attorney’s Office Police Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Livingston County Sheriff’s Office Madison County Sheriff’s Office Monroe County Sheriff’s Department Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Nassau County Police Department Nassau County Nassau County Sheriff’s Department Nassau County Fire Marshals Office New York New York City Sheriff’s Office New York County District Attorney’s Office New York County District Attorney’s Office Police Niagara County Sheriff’s Department Oneida County Sheriff’s Office Onondaga County Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office Onondaga County Park Rangers Onondaga County Auxiliary Police (New York) Ontario County Sheriff’s Office Orange County Sheriff’s Office Orleans County Sheriff’s Office Oswego County Sheriff’s Office Otsego County Sheriff’s Office Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department Rockland County Sheriff’s Department Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office Schenectady County Sheriff’s Office Schoharie County Sheriff’s Office Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office Seneca County Sheriff’s Office Steuben County Sheriff’s Office St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office Suffolk County Suffolk County Police Department Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Suffolk County Park Police Suffolk County Park Rangers Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Tioga County Sheriff’s Office Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office Ulster County Sheriff’s Office Warren County Sheriff’s Office Washington County Sheriff’s Office Wayne County Sheriff’s Office Westchester County Westchester County Department of Correction[1] Westchester County Department of Public Safety Westchester County Probation Department Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office Yates County Sheriff’s Office

Adams Police Department Addison Police Department Afton Police Department Akron Police Department Albany Police Department Albion Police Department Alexandria Police Department Alexandria Bay Police Department Alfred Police Department Allegany Police Department Altamont Police Department Amherst Police Department Amityville Police Department Amsterdam Police Department Andover Police Department Angelica Police Department Angola Police Department Antwerp Police Department Arcade Police Department Ardsley Police Department Asharoken Police Department Athens Police Department Attica Police Department Auburn Police Department Avon Police Department Bainbridge Police Department Baldwinsville Police Department Ballston Spa Police Department Barker Police Department Batavia Police Department Bath Police Department Beacon Police Department Bedford Police Department Belle Terre Constable Belmont Police Department Bethlehem Police Department Binghamton Police Department Black River Police Department Blooming Grove Police Department Bolivar Police Department Bolton Police Department Bolton Landing Police Department Boonville Police Department Brant Police Department Brewster Police Department Briarcliff Police Department Briarcliff Manor Police Department Brighton Police Department Brockport Police Department Bronxville Police Department Brownville Police Department Buchanan Police Department Buffalo Police Department Butternuts Police Department Cairo Police Department Caledonia Police Department Cambridge Police Department Camillus Police Department Canajoharie Police Department Canandaigua Police Department Canastota Police Department Candor Police Department Canisteo Police Department Canton Police Department Cape Vincent Police Department Town of Carmel Police Department Carrollton Police Department Carthage Police Department Catskill Police Department Cattaraugus Police Department Cayuga Heights Police Department Cazenovia Police Department Central Square Police Department Centre Island Police Department Chatham Police Department Cheektowaga Police Department Chester Police Department Town of Chester Police Department Chittenango Police Department Cicero Police Department Clarkstown Police Department Clay Police Department Clayton Police Department Clifton Springs Police Department Clinton Police Department Clyde Police Department Cobleskill Police Department Coeymans Police Department Cohocton Police Department Cohoes Police Department Colchester Police Department Cold Spring Police Department Colonie Police Department Cooperstown Police Department Copake Police Department Corfu Police Department Corinth Police Department Corning Police Department Cornwall Police Department Cornwall-on-Hudson Police Department Cortland Police Department Cortlandville Police Department Coxsackie Police Department Crawford Police Department Croton-on-Hudson Police Department Cuba Police Department Dansville Police Department De Witt Police Department Deerpark Police Department Delhi Police Department Depew Police Department Deposit Police Department Dexter Police Department Dobbs Ferry Police Department Dolgeville Police Department Dryden Police Department Dunkirk Police Department Durham Police Department Earlville Police Department East Aurora Police Department East Fishkill Police Department East Greenbush Police Department East Hampton Town Police Department East Hampton Village Police Department East Hills Police Department East Rochester Police Department East Rockaway Police Department East Syracuse Police Department Eastchester Police Department Eden Police Department Ellenville Police Department Ellicott Police Department Ellicottville Police Department Elmira Police Department Elmira Heights Police Department Elmsford Police Department Endicott Police Department Evans Police Department Evans Mills Police Department Fairport Police Department Fallsburg Police Department Fishkill Police Department Fishkill Town Police Department Floral Park Police Department Florida Police Department Fort Edward Police Department Fort Plains Police Department Village of Frankfort Police Department Town of Frankfort Poice Department Fredonia Police Department Freeport Police Department Freeville Police Department Friendship Police Department Fulton Police Department Garden City Police Department Gates Police Department Geddes Police Department

Geneseo Police Department Geneva Police Department Germantown Police Department Glen Cove Police Department Glens Falls Police Department Glenville Police Department Gloversville Police Department Goshen Police Department Town of Goshen Police Department Gouverneur Police Department Gowanda Police Department Grand Island Police Department Granville Police Department Great Neck Estates Police Department Greece Police Department Green Island Police Department Greenburgh Police Department Greene Police Department Town of Greenport Police Department Greenwich Police Department Greenwood Lake Police Department Groton Police Department Guilderland Police Department Hamburg Police Department Hamilton Police Department Hammondsport Police Department Hancock Police Department Harriman Police Department Harrison Police Department Hastings-on-Hudson Police Department Haverstraw Town Police Department Head of the Harbor Police Department Hempstead Police Department Herkimer Police Department Highland Falls Police Department Holley Police Department Homer Police Department Hoosick Falls Police Department Hornell Police Department Horseheads Police Department Hudson Police Department Hudson Falls Police Department Hunter Police Department Huntington Bay Police Department Hurleyville Police Department Hyde Park Police Department Ilion Police Department Huntington Harbormasters Marine Patrol Office Independence Police Department Inlet Police Department Interlaken Police Department Irondequoit Police Department Irvington Police Department Ithaca Police Department Jamestown Police Department Johnson City Police Department Johnstown Police Department Jordon Police Department Kenmore Police Department Kensington Police Department Kent Police Department Kings Point Police Department Kingston Police Department Kirkland Police Department Lackawanna Police Department Lake Placid Police Department Lake Success Police Department Lakewood-Busti Police Department Lancaster Police Department Town of Lancaster Police Department Larchmont Police Department Le Roy Police Department Lewisboro Police Department Lewiston Police Department Liberty Police Department Little Falls Police Department Liverpool Police Department Lloyd Police Department Lloyd Harbor Police Department Lockport Police Department Long Beach Police Department Lowville Police Department Lumberland Constabulary Lynbrook Police Department Lyons Police Department Macedon Police Department Malone Police Department Malverne Police Department Mamaroneck Town Police Department Manchester Police Department Manlius Police Department Marcellus Police Department Marlborough Police Department Massena Police Department Matinecock Police Department Maybrook Police Department Mayville Police Department McGraw Police Department Mechanicville Police Department Medina Police Department Menands Police Department Middleport Police Department Middletown Police Department Milan Police Department Millbrook Police Department Millerton Police Department Minoa Police Department Mohawk Police Department Monroe Police Department Montgomery Police Department Town of Montgomery Police Department Monticello Police Department Moravia Police Department Moriah Police Department Mount Hope Police Department Mount Kisco Village/Town Police Department Mount Morris Police Department Mount Pleasant Police Department Mount Vernon Police Department Muttontown Police Department Naples Police Department Narrowsburg Police Department Nassau Village Police Department New Berlin Police Department New Castle Police Department New Hartford Police Department New Paltz Police Department New Rochelle Police Department New Windsor Police Department New York City New York Mills Police Department Newark Police Department Newark Valley Police Department Newburgh Police Department Niagara Falls Police Department Niskayuna Police Department Nissequogue Police Department Norfolk Police Department North Castle Police Department North Collins Police Department North Greenbush Police Department North Pelham Police Department North Salem Police Department North Syracuse Police Department North Tarrytown Police Department North Tonawanda Police Department North Greenbush Police Department Northport Police Department Northville Police Department Norwich Police Department Norwood Police Department Nunda Police Department Ocean Beach Police Department Ogden Police Department Ogdensburg Police Department Old Brookville Police Department Old Field Constabulary

Old Westbury Police Department Olean Police Department Olive Police Department Oneida Police Department Oneonta Police Department Orangetown Police Department Orchard Park Police Department Oriskany Police Department Ossining Village police Department Oswego Police Department Owego Police Department Oxford Police Department Oxford Town Constabulary Oyster Bay Cove Police Department Painted Post Police Department Palmyra Police Department Patchogue Public Safety Department Peekskill Police Department Pelham Police Constables Pelham Manor Police Department Penn Yan Police Department Perry Police Department Phelps Police Department Philadelphia Police Department Philmont Police Department Phoenix Police Department Piermont Police Department Pine Plains Police Department Plattekill Police Department Plattsburgh Police Department Pleasantville Police Department Port Byron Police Department Port Chester Police Department Port Dickinson Police Department Port Jervis Police Department Port Jefferson Constable Port Washington Police Department Portville Police Department Potsdam Police Department Poughkeepsie Police Department Pound Ridge Police Department Prattsville Police Department Pulaski Police Department Quogue Police Department Ramapo Police Department Ravena Police Department Red Hook Police Department Rensselaer Police Department Rhinebeck Police Department Riverhead Town Police Department Rochester Police Department Rockville Centre Police Department Rome Police Department Roosevelt Island Department of Public Safety (New York, NY) Rosendale Police Department Rotterdam Police Department Rouses Point Police Department Rye Police Department Rye Brook Police Department Sacketts Harbor Police Department Sag Harbor Police Department Salamanaca Police Department Saltaire Police Department Sands Point Police Department Saranac Lake Police Department Saratoga Springs Police Department Saugerties Police Department Scarsdale Police Department Schenectady Police Department Schodack Police Department Schoharie Police Department Scotia Police Department Seneca Falls Police Department Shandaken Police Department Shawangunk Police Department Shelter Island Town Police Department Sheburne Police Department Sheridan Police Department Sherrill Police Department Shortsville Police Department Sidney Police Department Silver Creek Police Department Skaneateles Police Department Sleepy Hollow Police Department Sodus Police Department Sodus Point Police Department Solvay Police Department Somers Police Department South Fallsburg Police Department South Glens Falls Police Department South Nyack-Grandview Police Department Southampton Town Police Department Southampton Village Police Department Southold Town Police Department Southport Police Department Spring Valley Police Department St. Johnsville Police Department Stillwater Police Department Stockport Police Department Stony Point Police Department Suffern Police Department Syracuse Police Department Tarrytown Police Department Theresa Police Department Ticonderoga Police Department Tonawanda Police Department Town of Tonawanda Police Department Troy Police Department Trumansburg Police Department Tuckahoe Police Department Tupper Lake Police Department Town of Tuxedo Police Department Tuxedo Park Police Department Ulster Police Department Utica Police Department Vernon Police Department Vestal Police Department Village of the Branch Police Department Walden Police Department Wallkill Police Department Walton Police Department Wappingers Falls Police Department Warsaw Police Department Warwick Police Department Washingtonville Police Department Waterford Police Department Waterloo Police Department Watertown Police Department Watervliet Police Department Watkins Glen Police Department Waverly Police Department Wayland Police Department Webb Police Department Webster Police Department Weedsport Police Department Wellsville Police Department West Carthage Police Department West Elmira Police Department West Seneca Police Department Westfield Police Department Westhampton Beach Police Department Westhampton Dunes Police Constabulary Willing Police Department Windham Police Department White Plains Police Department Whitehall Police Department Whitesboro Police Department Whitetown Police Department Williston Park Police Department Windham Police Department Wolcott Police Department Woodbury Police Department Woodridge Police Department Woodstock Police Department Yonkers Police Department Yorktown Police Department Yorkville Police Department Youngstown Police Department

Binghamton University Police Brooklyn College Public Safety Broome Community College Campus Safety Buffalo State College – Public Safety Cazenovia College Department of Campus Safety Cayuga Community College Office of Public Safety Clarkson University Campus Safety Colgate University Campus Safety College of Technology at Utica-Rome Public Safety Cornell University Police Cortland University Police City University of New York Public Safety Department Finger Lakes Community College Campus Safety Hamilton College Campus Safety Herkimer County Community College Campus Safety Ithaca College Police Department Le Moyne College Department of Security

Nassau County Community College Department of Public Safety Marist College Campus Safety Medgar Evers College Security Monroe Community College – Brighton Public Safety Monroe Community College – Damon City – Protective Services Onondaga Community College Campus Safety Plattsburgh State University Police Purchase College University Police Queens College Security Rockland Community College Office of Public Safety State University of New York Police Suffolk County Community College Office of Public Safety Sullivan County Community College Public Safety Department Syracuse University – Public Safety Tompkins Cortland Community College Office of Public Safety U.S. Military Academy – West Point, Military Police Wells College Department of Campus Safety

 

 Assuming that you meet certain minimum selection standards, the procedure you have to follow to become a police officer in Minnesota is to complete a two- or four-year Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice degree through a  Professional Peace Officer Education program.

You must apply for and pass the Peace Officer Licensing Exam or the Reciprocity Licensing Examination to become eligible to be licensed and be hired by a law enforcement agency. You can find more details about the degree program at the bottom of this article.

 

 

The minimum standards have been established by the Minnesota Board of Police Officer Standards (POST) https://dps.mn.gov/entity/post/Pages/default.aspx. They require candidates to be U.S. citizens at least 21 years old and possess a valid Minnesota driver’s license.

Disqualification Factors

 A thorough background investigation will be conducted, including searches by local, state and federal agencies, for any criminal record that would be a disqualifying factor. One of these is a requirement that the applicant not be required to register as a predatory offender under Minnesota law.

Also, candidates will be disqualified if they have been convicted of a felony. As part of the application process fingerprints will be taken to be used in the criminal and background investigation, utilizing the files of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

 Requirements & Qualifications

Applicants will also have to undergo a medical examination to assure they are free from physical conditions that will adversely affect performance of law enforcement duties.

A psychological examination also will be performed for the same purpose, and finally applicants will under go physical strength and agility testing to demonstrate they will be physically capable of carrying out the duties of a law enforcement officer. Although these are minimum standards set by the state, local jurisdictions are may require more rigid standards as part of their hiring process.

Minnesota Police Training Standards

 The two- or four-year degree programs offered by colleges and universities certified by POST focus on five broad categories. Practical Applications and Techniques; The Criminal Justice System; Community Policing; Victims and Victims Rights; and Leading, Managing and Communicating.

 The first category contains the various elements of policing such as the use of force, firearms training, traffic enforcement and crash investigation, evidence collection and controlled substances and narcotics, to name a few course areas.

 The Criminal Justice System element deals with constitutional and criminal Law, the Minnesota Criminal Code, juvenile law, civil liability and process and civil law. Community Policing deals with diversity and bias motivated crime.

 The segment on Victims and Victim’s Rights includes courses on domestic family abuse and assault, child abuse, vulnerable adult investigations, response to crime victims and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) concerns for peace officers.

 The last course of study in order to be eligible for licensing as a police officer in Minnesota deals with leadership, ethics, critical thinking, human behavior communications, report writing, courtroom testimony, media relations, stress and conflict management and computers.

 

Police Officer Salary – Average Cop Pay in Minnesota

According to the Bureau Of Labor Statistics (2010), a police officer in the state of Minnesota makes between $54,500 – $60,270 per year. However the data collected by BLS isn’t as accurate as originally thought. You see, BLS does not take into account overtime pay or off duty work of a police officer. These two factors, if included in the data, would increase the average salary of a police officer in MN.

Police Officer Jobs in MN

There are several law enforcement job openings in Minnesota. Simply visit our Career Job Opening or go to the official website of the agency you are interested in to complete an application of employment. Below is a list of all the law enforcement agencies in the state of Minnesota.

Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office Anoka County Sheriff’s Office Becker County Sheriff’s Office Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office Benton County Sheriff’s Office Big Stone County Sheriff’s Office Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office Brown County Sheriff’s Office Carlton County Sheriff’s Office Carver County Sheriff’s Office Cass County Sheriff’s Office Chippewa County Sheriff’s Office Chisago County Sheriff’s Office Clay County Sheriff’s Office Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office Cook County Sheriff’s Office Cottonwood County Sheriff’s Office Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office Dakota County Sheriff’s Office Dodge County Sheriff’s Office Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Faribault County Sheriff’s Office Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office Goodhue County Sheriff’s Office Grant County Sheriff’s Office Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Houston County Sheriff’s Office Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office

Isanti County Sheriff’s Office Itasca County Sheriff’s Office Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Kanabec County Sheriff’s Office Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office Kittson County Sheriff’s Office Koochiching County Sheriff’s Office Lac Qui Parle County Sheriff’s Office Lake County Sheriff’s Office Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office Marshall County Sheriff’s Office Martin County Sheriff’s Office McLeod County Sheriff’s Office Meeker County Sheriff’s Office Mille Lacs County Sheriff’s Office Morrison County Sheriff’s Office Mower County Sheriff’s Office Murray County Sheriff’s Office Nicollet County Sheriff’s Office Nobles County Sheriff’s Office Norman County Sheriff’s Office Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office Pennington County Sheriff’s Office Pine County Sheriff’s Office

Pipestone County Sheriff’s Office Polk County Sheriff’s Office Pope County Sheriff’s Office Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office Red Lake County Sheriff’s Office Redwood County Sheriff’s Office Renville County Sheriff’s Office Rice County Sheriff’s Office Rock County Sheriff’s Office Roseau County Sheriff’s Office Saint Louis County Sheriff’s Office Scott County Sheriff’s Office Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office Sibley County Sheriff’s Office Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Steele County Sheriff’s Office Stevens County Sheriff’s Office Swift County Sheriff’s Office Todd County Sheriff’s Office Traverse County Sheriff’s Office Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office Wadena County Sheriff’s Office Waseca County Sheriff’s Office Washington County Sheriff’s Office Watonwan County Sheriff’s Office Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office Winona County Sheriff’s Office Wright County Sheriff’s Office Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office

Ada Police Department Adrian Police Department Aitkin Police Department Albany Police Department Albert Lea Police Department Alexandria Police Department Annandale Police Department Anoka Police Department Apple Valley Police Department Appleton Police Department Arlington-Green Isle Police Department Atwater Police Department Austin Police Department Avon Police Department Babbitt Police Department Bagley Police Department Barnesville Police Department Battle Lake Police Department Baudette Police Department Baxter Police Department Bayport Police Department Becker Police Department Belgrade Police Department Belle Plaine Police Department Bemidji Police Department Benson Police Department Big Lake Police Department Bird Island Police Department Biwabik Police Department Blaine Police Department Blooming Prairie Police Department Bloomington Police Department Blue Earth Police Department Bovey Police Department Boyd Police Department Braham Police Department Brainerd Police Department Breckenridge Police Department Breezy Point Police Department Brooklyn Center Police Department Brooklyn Park Police Department Brownton Police Department Buffalo Police Department Buffalo Lake Police Department Buhl Police Department Burnsville Police Department Caledonia Police Department Cambridge Police Department Canby Police Department Cannon Falls Police Department Cass Lake Police Department Champlin Police Department Chaska Police Department Chatfield Police Department Chisago City Police Department Chisholm Police Department Circle Pines Police Department Clara City Police Department Clarkfield Police Department Cloquet Police Department Cold Spring Police Department Coleraine Police Department Columbia Heights Police Department Coon Rapids Police Department Corcoran Police Department Cottage Grove Police Department Crookston Police Department Crosby Police Department Crosslake Police Department Crystal Police Department Cuyuna Police Department Dassel Police Department Dawson Police Department Deephaven Police Department Deer River Police Department Deerwood Police Department Detroit Lakes Police Department Dilworth Police Department Duluth Police Department Dundas Police Department Eagan Police Department Eagle Lake Police Department East Grand Forks Police Department Echo Police Department Eden Prairie Police Department Edina Police Department Elbow Lake Police Department Elk River Police Department Elko New Market Police Department Ely Police Department Emily Police Department Eveleth Police Department Fairmont Police Department Faribault Police Department

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 The first step to becoming a certified police officer in New Jersey is to be hired by an agency. Certification as a police officer requires attending a police academy but only officers already hired are eligible to attend one of the state’s approved academies.

A law enforcement officer cannot receive a permanent appointment without successfully completing the Basic Course for Police Officers and receiving certification by the New Jersey Police Training Commission (www.state.nj.us/lps/dcj/njptc/home.htm).

The Hiring Process

There are two ways to be hired by a police agency in New Jersey, through the New Jersey Civil Service Commission, or through another route called the Chief’s Agency Track. This method is for police agencies that do not use the state’s civil service agency to screen candidates.

For Chief’s Agency Track, you will have to contact individual agencies to find out which method of hiring they use. A good source to find police agencies in the state are the links on the website of NJLawman.com (www.njlawman.com/Links%20Page.htm).

Candidates using the civil service track must pass the Law Enforcement Examination. Those who pass remain in a hiring pool for two years. The pool of candidates is used by agencies in Civil Service jurisdictions looking for officers to fill positions.

Candidates using the Chief’s Agency  Track will have to pass entry level tests administered by these departments. Usually testing happens only when an opening exists. To find these openings a candidate will have to contact individual agencies.

Requirements & Qualifications

Candidates who successfully complete the examinations may be hired if they meet minimum requirements. Requirements may differ in the case of Chief’s Agency Track candidates, but for Civil Service jurisdictions they include a minimum age of 18 and a high school diploma or GED equivalent. They requirements also mandate successfully completing the basic training program within 18 months of being appointed a police officer.

All appointees must be U.S. citizens and have a driver’s license. They also will have to pass medical and psychiatric examinations.

 Police Training Academy

The basic training course is comprehensive and academy students will have to achieve a minimum score of 70 percent in all written examinations in 13 functional areas. These are:

• Professional Development (including morals and ethics)
• the Criminal Justice System
• Police Community Relations; Law
• Legal Requirements of Arrest
• Search, Seizure, Evidence and Use of Force
• Vehicle Operations; Emergency Medical Care
• Weaponry and Unarmed Defense
• Patrol Concepts; Traffic; Criminal Investigation; and Physical Fitness.

Students must participate in at least 90 percent of total instructional time scheduled and 80 percent of all physical conditional sessions in order to be given a passing grade no matter how well the student has scored on tests.