You Must Successfully Complete and/or Pass The Following Steps:
Online Application – You must have a Completed Online Application on file (with all relevant documents attached) before you can proceed to take the Written Examination.
Be thorough and accurate when completing you application!
Written Examination – You must pass a written examination designed to measure the following abilities: reading comprehension, following instructions, spelling and grammar. Basic proficiency in these areas is necessary in order to be able to successfully complete the Police Academy, the DCJS Certification Examination and to be able to adequately function as a police officer. The test consists of 100 multiple choice questions (80 reading comprehension, 10 Spelling and 10 Grammar) a score of 70% or more is required to pass this test.
Physical Agility and Fitness Testing – Designed to determine the applicant’s abilities in performing specific job related physical activities.
- Agility Course: the applicant must successfully negotiate a course consisting of several job related tasks (following instructions, negotiating minor obstacles, pushing, lifting and pulling). The course must be completed in accordance with the guidelines provided, in 144 seconds or less, while wearing standard issue soft body armor.
- 1 1/2 mile run: this task must be completed in 14 minutes and 55 seconds or less.
B-PAD [Behavioral – Personal Assessment Device] – This is an interpersonal assessment device that is administered with a television, VCR and a camcorder. Applicants are shown scenarios that simulate situations that they might encounter while working as a police officer. After watching each scenario, applicants have 45 seconds to respond to the characters on screen as though they were there. The applicant’s response is videotaped and evaluated, at a later date, by trained assessors.
Polygraph Examination – Verifies the background data in the Personal History section of the application form. Deception noted in the areas of the automatic disqualifiers may prevent further processing. Also, attempting to interfere with the polygraph examination by the use of countermeasures (i.e. purposely altering breathing, movements, etc.) will be grounds for removal from the process.
Background Investigation – Entails obtaining and verifying information in regards to prior employment, drug use, personal references, criminal records, Division of Motor Vehicle records, and credit records:
- Applicant’s background is analyzed to determine the existence of any history of criminal records.
- Data contained in the Public Safety Employment Application is verified.
Oral Review Board – Candidates are interviewed by a panel of department personnel to determine their qualifications based on questions about their desire to become police officers and clarification of responses given on their applications.
Post-Job Offer Screening Process – If the applicant is approved by the oral review board, he/she must successfully complete the following examinations after receiving a conditional offer of employment:
- Psychological Examination
- Drug Screening
- Medical Examination
- Candidates will be required to sign an acknowledgement that as a condition of their initial and continued employment they will refrain from any on-duty or off-duty use of tobacco products.
