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Hiring Process
• You need to decide – What size department• Small, medium, large
– Will it be a job or a career• Retirement options
– What are my career goals• Specialty job• Promotion
Hiring Process
• Am I a viable candidate?– Background• Criminal activity• Drug use
– Employment history• I’ve always wanted to be a cop…
– Credit history– Driving History– Physical condition
Getting Hired• Agency application• ALERT Test– Writing• Clarity, vocabulary & spelling
– Reading• Comprehension
– Reasoning
Getting Hired
• Written exam– General knowledge– Observation– Pattern recognition– Integrity Component
Getting Hired
• Physical Agility Exam– Based on Cooper Institute standards– Age and gender based– 1.5 mile run– Sit-ups– Push-ups– Pass/ Fail– Done again two weeks before entering police
academy
Getting Hired
• Interview• Rolling resume• What have you done to prepare• Community involvement• Any bad behavior• Scenarios• Low stress but you’re on the hot seat
Getting hired
• Background packet– Be honest
• Background investigation– Follow up on what you put in the packet– References – make sure they know
• Pre-employment polygraph– Meeting God
Getting Hired
• Conditional Job Offer– Contingent upon you passing the medical & psych
• Medical Examination– Comprehensive exam
• Psychological Examination– Written and interview– Personality inventory
You’re Hired!
• Maine Criminal Justice Academy– 18 weeks in beautiful downtown Vassalboro
• Monday through Friday• Classroom, scenarios, range weeks• Weekly tests
Your Department
• Field Training Program• San Jose Model• Used in Portland & other departments• 14 week program• Daily evaluations• Progress in two week increments
Mission Statement
• Declaration of purpose for the organization and it’s members
• A road map for the organization• Gives direction and sets priorities
• PPD Mission Statement– The mission of the Portland Police Department is to
maintain a safe city by working in partnership with the community to prevent and reduce crime, protect life and property, help resolve neighborhood problems and protect the rights of all.
Three General Eras of Policing
• Political – 1840 thru 1930• Reform – 1930 - 1980• Community – 1980 – to present
Professionalism of PoliceWickersham Commission
• Report 11 – Lawlessness in L.E.– Police brutality, questioning tactics, threats, illegal
detention, no access to an attorney• Report 14 – The Police– Police administration – leadership, centralized
administrative control, higher personnel standards– Overall professionalization of the police– And all this leads to…
Professionalism of Police
• 1960’s Case Law– Miranda v. Arizona– Terry v. Ohio
• 1970’s Education and formal academy– Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA)– Formal education through CJ programs
• Technology– Video– Improved investigations
Police Organizations
• Paramilitary structure• Chain of Command• Organizational Chart
• Patrol Division• Detective Division• Specialty Positions
Public Perception
• Usually based on limited information• All police are painted with a broad brush• Difficult to change the perception• Perception becomes reality…
• What factors impact your perception of the police?
Public Expectations
• People want to be able to explain their situation to the police
• They want the police to be unbiased, neutral and fair
• They want to be treated with dignity and respect and have their rights acknowledged
• They want the police to consider their needs and be concerned about their well-being
• After all…I pay your salary