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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?
Usually
Concerns addressed or held against you?
Usually addressed
Command works nights/weekends?
Occasionally
Training focus or blame focus?
Depends
Optics or officer safety?
Equal focus
Command competent for critical incidents?
Uncertain
Competency
C+
Supervisor could do your job?
Probably
Trust supervisor's legal answers?
Usually verify
FTOs producing competent officers?
Hit or miss
FTO sergeant quality?
Not great
Trust DT/firearms instructors?
Not really
% of supervisors qualified?
21-40%
Fairness & Accountability
B
Promotions based on merit?
Mostly merit
Incompetent officers promoted?
Sometimes
Discipline consistent regardless of rank?
Rarely
Accountability flows downhill only?
Mostly fair
Selectors competent?
Mixed
Officer Safety
B-
Trust your backup's competency?
Concerns
Staffing ever feel unsafe?
Sometimes
Pressured to go solo?
Sometimes
Injured officers supported?
Mixed
Supervisor incompetence endangered you?
A few times
Backup coming fast at 3am?
Somewhat confident
Morale & Retention
C+
Recommend this agency?
Probably not
Take this job again?
Maybe
Transfer laterally tomorrow?
Maybe
Still here in 3 years?
Probably not
Workload & Mission Creep
B
Dispatched to non-police calls?
Occasionally
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