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Officer Review
Officer's Comment
"Solid training program but equipment is outdated. Pay is competitive."
Leadership
B
Command explains decisions?
Usually
Concerns addressed or held against you?
Ignored
Command works nights/weekends?
Rarely
Training focus or blame focus?
Mostly training
Optics or officer safety?
Equal focus
Command competent for critical incidents?
Uncertain
Competency
B
Supervisor could do your job?
Maybe
Trust supervisor's legal answers?
Depends on the supervisor
FTOs producing competent officers?
Hit or miss
FTO sergeant quality?
Just okay
Trust DT/firearms instructors?
Mostly
% of supervisors qualified?
41-60%
Fairness & Accountability
B
Promotions based on merit?
Mostly merit
Incompetent officers promoted?
Sometimes
Discipline consistent regardless of rank?
Sometimes
Accountability flows downhill only?
Depends
Selectors competent?
Mixed
Officer Safety
B
Trust your backup's competency?
Mixed
Staffing ever feel unsafe?
Rarely
Pressured to go solo?
Rarely
Injured officers supported?
Mixed
Supervisor incompetence endangered you?
A few times
Backup coming fast at 3am?
Somewhat confident
Morale & Retention
B+
Recommend this agency?
Yes, with minor caveats
Take this job again?
Maybe
Transfer laterally tomorrow?
Probably not
Still here in 3 years?
Probably
Workload & Mission Creep
B+
Dispatched to non-police calls?
Occasionally
Expected to be MH/homeless/animal control?
Sometimes
Non-police calls delayed emergencies?
Once or twice
Overtime voluntary or voluntold?
Mixed
Command understands patrol reality?
Mostly understand