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Officer Review
Officer's Comment
"They talk about officer safety but don't back it up with resources."
Leadership
C+
Command explains decisions?
Sometimes
Concerns addressed or held against you?
Depends who you are
Command works nights/weekends?
Almost never
Training focus or blame focus?
Depends
Optics or officer safety?
Equal focus
Command competent for critical incidents?
Doubtful
Competency
C+
Supervisor could do your job?
Maybe
Trust supervisor's legal answers?
Usually verify
FTOs producing competent officers?
Mostly survivors
FTO sergeant quality?
Not great
Trust DT/firearms instructors?
Some of them
% of supervisors qualified?
41-60%
Fairness & Accountability
B-
Promotions based on merit?
Mixed
Incompetent officers promoted?
Often
Discipline consistent regardless of rank?
Sometimes
Accountability flows downhill only?
Usually downhill
Selectors competent?
Mixed
Officer Safety
C+
Trust your backup's competency?
Mixed
Staffing ever feel unsafe?
Often
Pressured to go solo?
Often
Injured officers supported?
Treated as burden
Supervisor incompetence endangered you?
A few times
Backup coming fast at 3am?
Not very confident
Morale & Retention
B-
Recommend this agency?
Maybe
Take this job again?
Probably not
Transfer laterally tomorrow?
Maybe
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?
Regularly
Overtime voluntary or voluntold?
Mixed
Command understands patrol reality?
Very disconnected