Police Officer
Salary
$81,182.40 – $103,604.80 Annually
DEFINITION
To perform law enforcement and crime prevention work; to control traffic flow and enforce state and local traffic regulations; to perform investigative work; to participate in and provide support and assistance to special department crime prevention and enforcement programs; and to perform a variety of technical law enforcement tasks.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Patrol city in 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; respond to hazardous waste spills on city streets.
- Make arrests as necessary; interview victims, complainants and witnesses; interrogate suspects; gather and preserve evidence; testify and present evidence in court.
- Collect, process, photograph, and present evidence using scientific techniques including fingerprints, fibers, blood, and related physical evidence.
- Contact and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies in matters relating to the apprehension of offenders and the investigation of offenses.
- Prepare reports on arrests made, activities performed, and unusual incidents observed.
- Stop drivers who are operating vehicles in violation of laws; warn drivers against unlawful practices; issue citations and make arrests as necessary.
- Check buildings for physical security.
- Search, fingerprint, and transport prisoners.
Experience and Training
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience:
No experience required.
Training:
Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade.
License or Certificate
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate California driver’s license.
Possession of a POST Basic Certificate, or a certificate of graduation from a certified POST academy.