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Officer Review
Officer's Comment
"Community loves us, command staff doesn't support us. Mixed bag."
Leadership
B-
Command explains decisions?
Sometimes
Concerns addressed or held against you?
Ignored
Command works nights/weekends?
Rarely
Training focus or blame focus?
Mostly blame
Optics or officer safety?
Mostly optics
Command competent for critical incidents?
Uncertain
Competency
B-
Supervisor could do your job?
Maybe
Trust supervisor's legal answers?
Usually verify
FTOs producing competent officers?
Hit or miss
FTO sergeant quality?
Just okay
Trust DT/firearms instructors?
Some of them
% of supervisors qualified?
41-60%
Fairness & Accountability
B-
Promotions based on merit?
Mixed
Incompetent officers promoted?
Sometimes
Discipline consistent regardless of rank?
Rarely
Accountability flows downhill only?
Depends
Selectors competent?
Not really
Officer Safety
C
Trust your backup's competency?
Concerns
Staffing ever feel unsafe?
Often
Pressured to go solo?
Often
Injured officers supported?
Mixed
Supervisor incompetence endangered you?
Regularly
Backup coming fast at 3am?
Not very confident
Morale & Retention
C
Recommend this agency?
Probably not
Take this job again?
Maybe
Transfer laterally tomorrow?
Probably yes
Still here in 3 years?
Probably not
Workload & Mission Creep
B-
Dispatched to non-police calls?
Often
Expected to be MH/homeless/animal control?
Sometimes
Non-police calls delayed emergencies?
Occasionally
Overtime voluntary or voluntold?
Mixed
Command understands patrol reality?
Somewhat disconnected