Police Officer; Lateral​/Academy Graduate

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THE POSITION

Under general supervision, performs law enforcement and crime prevention tasks and duties related to the protection of public health, safety, and welfare; patrols an assigned area to ensure the enforcement of all applicable federal, state, and local laws; performs investigative work; and performs additional related duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives direction and supervision from higher level sworn personnel. Does not exercise supervision over staff.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

The Police Officer is the journey level class in the Police Officer series in which incumbents are expected to independently perform the full scope of assigned law enforcement duties and responsibilities under general supervision. Incumbents may receive special assignments to detectives, motors, and special taskforces. This classification is distinguished from the next higher classification of Police Corporal in that the latter is responsible for the performance of the more complex and difficult tasks and for providing field supervision of assigned personnel and activities.

(Illustrative Only)

Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.

• Enforce State, County, and City ordinances and laws. Patrol, either in a vehicle, bike, motorcycle, or on foot, an assigned area to prevent crime and maintain law and order; may conduct both preliminary and follow-up investigations of disturbances, prowlers, burglaries, thefts, holdups, suicides, death, and other criminal incidents.
• Serve warrants and subpoenas, make arrests for all criminal violations of law; interview victims, complainants, and witnesses; interrogate suspects; gather and preserve evidence; testify and present evidence in court.
• Contacts and cooperates with other law enforcement agencies in matters relating to the investigation of crimes and the apprehension of offenders.
• Investigates suspicious vehicles or persons; observes for stolen cars; performs crowd control, parade or riot work.
• Makes traffic stops and issues warnings, citations, or makes arrests; checks vehicles and observes vehicle occupants; investigates scenes of vehicle accidents by interviewing drivers and witnesses, directs traffic and arranges for clearing of roadway.
• Administers first aid and responds to calls for medical assistance.
• Prepares and submits written reports and field notes on all cases investigated; participates in staff development; attends briefings and training sessions; performs routine maintenance on assigned patrol vehicle, firearms, and other equipment.
• Establishes and maintains good relationships with the general public and works with the community to identify problems and solutions that may or may not be enforcement related.
• May participate in or be assigned to special programs such as: crime prevention, investigations, Narcotics Task Force, dog handler, and traffic investigator; also, may be required to make presentations before a variety of public groups, and work as a member of the school resource programs (i.e. DARE team; school resource officer) as a rotating assignment.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE OF

• Operations, services, and standard operating procedures of a modern Police Department.
• The principles, methods, materials, equipment, and techniques of peace officers as well as staying abreast of recent developments, current literature, and sources of information on peace officers.
• Vehicle and Penal codes, as well as State and…