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Officer Review
Officer's Comment
"Good department overall, leadership could improve communication."
Leadership
C+
Command explains decisions?
Sometimes
Concerns addressed or held against you?
Usually addressed
Command works nights/weekends?
Almost never
Training focus or blame focus?
Mostly blame
Optics or officer safety?
Mostly optics
Command competent for critical incidents?
Doubtful
Competency
B
Supervisor could do your job?
Probably
Trust supervisor's legal answers?
Usually verify
FTOs producing competent officers?
Mostly competent
FTO sergeant quality?
Just okay
Trust DT/firearms instructors?
Some of them
% of supervisors qualified?
61-80%
Fairness & Accountability
B-
Promotions based on merit?
Mixed
Incompetent officers promoted?
Often
Discipline consistent regardless of rank?
Sometimes
Accountability flows downhill only?
Depends
Selectors competent?
Mixed
Officer Safety
B
Trust your backup's competency?
Usually
Staffing ever feel unsafe?
Often
Pressured to go solo?
Sometimes
Injured officers supported?
Mostly supported
Supervisor incompetence endangered you?
A few times
Backup coming fast at 3am?
Somewhat confident
Morale & Retention
B-
Recommend this agency?
Probably not
Take this job again?
Maybe
Transfer laterally tomorrow?
Probably not
Still here in 3 years?
Probably not
Workload & Mission Creep
B+
Dispatched to non-police calls?
Sometimes
Expected to be MH/homeless/animal control?
Occasionally
Non-police calls delayed emergencies?
Occasionally
Overtime voluntary or voluntold?
Mostly voluntary
Command understands patrol reality?
Mostly understand