Police Cadet - Brooklyn Park

Police Cadet Program

The objective of the Police Cadet Program is to successfully prepare qualified candidates for future police officer positions. The Department assists the cadet by providing a school scholarship for the required educational program and by a part time, uniformed, paraprofessional position to orient the cadet to the Department's mission, policies, procedures, equipment, and methods of providing law enforcement services. In return, the cadet shares his/her exceptional diversity skills to assist the Department with communicating, resolving conflicts, and better serving a diverse group in the community.

Cadets will perform an assortment of paraprofessional tasks similar to community service officers, and other uniformed, non-sworn positions, along with job shadowing, patrol ride alongs, police training, and other police career preparation activity. Cadets do not have police powers until promoted to a police officer position.