Police Officer (Entry Level/ Academy Graduate)

City of Milpitas, CA • Milpitas Police Department, CA

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About The Position

Police Officers serve a diverse community by performing law enforcement and crime prevention duties, which include but are not limited to: controlling traffic flow, conducting investigative work, and performing a variety of technical law enforcement tasks. Police Officers also patrol the City in computer-equipped vehicles, make arrests as necessary, interview victims, complainants and witnesses, collect evidence, and prepare written reports.

Requirements

• Any combination of experience and/or education that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.
• Sixty-semester units of college-level studies with major course work in police science or related field, i.e. liberal arts, business, psychology, or political science.
• Possession of or ability to obtain and maintain an appropriate, valid California Driver's License.
• POST Entry Level Police Officer test with a minimum T-score of 45, taken within one year of the filing deadline.
• Certificate of passing the physical agility test at a South Bay Regional Safety Training Consortium (SBRSTC) academy within one year of the filing deadline.

Responsibilities

• Patrol City in the radio-equipped car; answer calls for the protection of life and property, and the enforcement of City, County, and State laws; may conduct both preliminary and follow-up investigations of disturbances, prowlers, burglaries, thefts, hold-ups, death, and other criminal incidents.
• Make arrests as necessary; interview victims, complainants, and witnesses; interrogate suspects; gather and preserve evidence; testify and present evidence in court.
• Prepare reports and arrests made, activities performed, and unusual incidents observed.
• Stop drivers who are operating vehicles in violation of laws; issue citations and make arrests as necessary.
• Maintain contact with citizens regarding potential law enforcement problems and preserve good relationships with the general public.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees