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Officer Review
Officer's Comment
"Decent place to work. Nothing special but not terrible either."
Leadership
B+
Command explains decisions?
Usually
Concerns addressed or held against you?
Ignored
Command works nights/weekends?
Occasionally
Training focus or blame focus?
Mostly training
Optics or officer safety?
Equal focus
Command competent for critical incidents?
Probably
Competency
B+
Supervisor could do your job?
Maybe
Trust supervisor's legal answers?
Usually trust
FTOs producing competent officers?
Mostly competent
FTO sergeant quality?
Mostly effective
Trust DT/firearms instructors?
Mostly
% of supervisors qualified?
41-60%
Fairness & Accountability
B
Promotions based on merit?
Mixed
Incompetent officers promoted?
Sometimes
Discipline consistent regardless of rank?
Sometimes
Accountability flows downhill only?
Mostly fair
Selectors competent?
Mostly
Officer Safety
A-
Trust your backup's competency?
Usually
Staffing ever feel unsafe?
Rarely
Pressured to go solo?
Rarely
Injured officers supported?
Mostly supported
Supervisor incompetence endangered you?
Once
Backup coming fast at 3am?
Mostly confident
Morale & Retention
B+
Recommend this agency?
Maybe
Take this job again?
Probably
Transfer laterally tomorrow?
Probably not
Still here in 3 years?
Uncertain
Workload & Mission Creep
B
Dispatched to non-police calls?
Sometimes
Expected to be MH/homeless/animal control?
Sometimes
Non-police calls delayed emergencies?
Once or twice
Overtime voluntary or voluntold?
Mostly voluntary
Command understands patrol reality?
Somewhat disconnected