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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?
Usually addressed
Command works nights/weekends?
Occasionally
Training focus or blame focus?
Depends
Optics or officer safety?
Mostly safety
Command competent for critical incidents?
Uncertain
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?
61-80%
Fairness & Accountability
A-
Promotions based on merit?
Merit
Incompetent officers promoted?
Rarely
Discipline consistent regardless of rank?
Mostly
Accountability flows downhill only?
Mostly fair
Selectors competent?
Mixed
Officer Safety
B+
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?
A few times
Backup coming fast at 3am?
Mostly confident
Morale & Retention
A-
Recommend this agency?
Yes, with minor caveats
Take this job again?
Absolutely
Transfer laterally tomorrow?
Probably not
Still here in 3 years?
Uncertain
Workload & Mission Creep
A-
Dispatched to non-police calls?
Rarely
Expected to be MH/homeless/animal control?
No
Non-police calls delayed emergencies?
Once or twice
Overtime voluntary or voluntold?
Mixed
Command understands patrol reality?
Somewhat disconnected