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Officer Review
Officer's Comment
"Best department I've worked for. Command staff actually listens."
Leadership
B-
Command explains decisions?
Rarely
Concerns addressed or held against you?
Usually addressed
Command works nights/weekends?
Rarely
Training focus or blame focus?
Depends
Optics or officer safety?
Mostly optics
Command competent for critical incidents?
Doubtful
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?
Not great
Trust DT/firearms instructors?
Some of them
% of supervisors qualified?
41-60%
Fairness & Accountability
B
Promotions based on merit?
Mostly merit
Incompetent officers promoted?
Sometimes
Discipline consistent regardless of rank?
Mostly
Accountability flows downhill only?
Usually downhill
Selectors competent?
Mixed
Officer Safety
B-
Trust your backup's competency?
Concerns
Staffing ever feel unsafe?
Sometimes
Pressured to go solo?
Rarely
Injured officers supported?
Treated as burden
Supervisor incompetence endangered you?
A few times
Backup coming fast at 3am?
Somewhat confident
Morale & Retention
B
Recommend this agency?
Maybe
Take this job again?
Probably
Transfer laterally tomorrow?
Probably yes
Still here in 3 years?
Uncertain
Workload & Mission Creep
B
Dispatched to non-police calls?
Often
Expected to be MH/homeless/animal control?
Frequently
Non-police calls delayed emergencies?
Once or twice
Overtime voluntary or voluntold?
Mostly voluntary
Command understands patrol reality?
Somewhat disconnected