Police Detective

ONLY CITY OF HAMILTON POLICE OFFICERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY.

To establish an eligibility list for the POLICE DETECTIVE classification, a written competitive Civil Service examination will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Hamilton Police Department Training Room, 801 S 8th St, Hamilton, OH 45011. Applicants will be notified via email of the specific time of exam.

The duties of this class involve specialized police work in the investigation of criminal offenses and related assignments. Activities involve police duties in plain clothes and require the use of considerable discretion in the application of specialized skills, knowledge and abilities in the investigation and detection of criminal offenses.

Per FOP Rank/File Unit

Contract:

No person shall be eligible to take the examination unless he or she has served three (3) years beyond the successful completion of the one (1) year probation period in the rank of entry level Police Officer with the City of Hamilton prior to the actual date of the expiration of the current promotional list for the rank of Detective.

Scope of the Examination

The scope of the examination will involve a written measure that will relate to the duties of the Police Detective class. The following source material will be used in the preparation of the examination:

1. Criminal Investigation:
The Art and the Science (9th Ed.)

Author - Michael

D. Lyman

eTextbook ISBN-13  (Can be purchased on the Pearson Website)

paperback ISBN-13

2. Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure (Amended Effective Date July 1, 2025)

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• Rule 3, Complaint
• Rule 4, Warrant or Summons;
  Arrest
• Rule 41, Search and Seizure

3. ORC Chapter 2901, General Provisions

• 2901.02 Classification of crimes
• 2901.05 Burden of proof – reasonable doubt – self‑defense
• 2901.13 Statute of limitations for criminal offenses
• 2901.21 Criminal liability, culpability
• 2901.22 Degrees of culpability attached to mental states

4. ORC Chapter 2933, Peace Warrants;
Search Warrants

• 2933.21 Issuance of search warrants
• 2933.22 Probable cause for search warrant
• 2933.23 Search warrant affidavit
• Waiving the statutory precondition for nonconsensual entry
• 2933.24 Contents of search warrant – report of physical conditions
• Return and inventory of property
• 2933.32 Body cavity search, strip search
• 2933.81 Electronic recording during custodial interrogation
• 2933.83 Administration of photo or live lineups

5. ORC Chapter 2935, Arrest, Citation, and Disposition Alternatives

• 2935.04 When any person may arrest
• 2935.07 Person arrested without a warrant shall be informed of cause of arrest
• 2935.12 Nonconsensual, forcible entry

6. General Order as of 12/05/25

• IN-3.3, Definition of Terms
• PM-2.3, Information:
  Media Releases, Public Speeches & Correspondence
• PM-4.1, Warrants
• PM-4.2, Arrests
• PM-4.6 through PM-4.24 (inclusive)
• RR-1.1, Law Enforcement Role and Mandated Authority
• RR-3.1, Organizational Structure
• RR-4.1, General Rules of Duty and Off Duty Requirements
• RR-5.1, General Rules of Conduct

7. HPD Organizational Chart (effective 01/08/25)

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A test score of seventy percent (70%) on the examination is the minimum passing grade. No credit for seniority will be added to an examinee's grade unless the applicant achieves at least the minimum passing grade on the exam without counting such extra credit. No credit for efficiency shall be added to test grades.

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