Police Officer Entrance Exam

Our Core Values

We LOVE De Soto

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  - We lift up our community
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  - We takeownershipof our collective performance
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  - Wevalueand respect all employees
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  - We empower employees to grow

The purpose of the position is to enforce federal, state and local laws and provide protection to citizens. This is accomplished by responding to general and critical incidents to investigate and enforce violations; patrolling geographical limits; responding to crime scenes; processing information; and identifying, restraining and transporting suspects. Additional duties include answering questions from the public; testifying in court; assisting other officers and departments;

educating the public; and preparing and maintaining reports and logs.

• Patrols assigned geographical areas and enforces laws and regulations by observing areas; responding to calls; enforcing traffic laws; issuing citations; conducting security checks; gathering information from the public or callers; processing crime scenes; interviewing callers; and making arrests.
• Investigates accidents by interviews witnesses; clearing vehicles and debris from roadways; completing reports; and assisting other departments as necessary.
• Prevents crime by meeting with the public; discussing crime topics and prevention techniques; enforcing speed limits; and writing citations to violators.
• Responds to calls, disturbances, or crime scenes and completes processes by documenting incidents; interviewing witnesses; gathering evidence; preserving crime scenes; arresting and booking prisoners; completing reports; compiling statistics; and gathering information for further investigations.
• Completes follow up activities by submitting reports; testifying in court; serving warrants; transferring prisoners; attending community meetings; and assisting in special investigations and crime prevention duties.

• High School graduation orGED (those with GED Certification must also have completed 12 college hours from an accredited collegeor university with a minimum 2.0 GPA on 4.0 scale)
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• 24 months minimum of active duty military with an Honorable Discharge

• Skill in the operation and use of standard office software which includes databases and presentation programs, along with standard Microsoft products
• Ability to effectively communicate, both verbally and in writing, with co-workers, the public, and elected and appointed officials