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Officer Review
Officer's Comment
"New chief is making positive changes. Wait and see how it develops."
Leadership
B+
Command explains decisions?
Sometimes
Concerns addressed or held against you?
Ignored
Command works nights/weekends?
Occasionally
Training focus or blame focus?
Depends
Optics or officer safety?
Mostly safety
Command competent for critical incidents?
Probably
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?
Mostly effective
Trust DT/firearms instructors?
Some of them
% of supervisors qualified?
41-60%
Fairness & Accountability
B
Promotions based on merit?
Mixed
Incompetent officers promoted?
Rarely
Discipline consistent regardless of rank?
Sometimes
Accountability flows downhill only?
Depends
Selectors competent?
Mostly
Officer Safety
B
Trust your backup's competency?
Mixed
Staffing ever feel unsafe?
Sometimes
Pressured to go solo?
Sometimes
Injured officers supported?
Mixed
Supervisor incompetence endangered you?
Once
Backup coming fast at 3am?
Somewhat 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?
Occasionally
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