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PN 02160
POLICE OFFICER
Salary: $31,965.00 MINIMUM YEARLY COMPENSATION
HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
*TRAINING ACADEMY/ PATROL
*17000 ALDINE-WESTFIELD
*Subject to change
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Accepted candidates will receive 26 weeks of intense class
room instruction and testing
acquiring a working knowledge of the Texas Penal Code, Texas
Code of Criminal Procedure, Texas Transportation Code, Texas
Family Code, rules and regulations of the police department
and municipal ordinances of the City of Houston. Candidates
will receive training in various law enforcement activities
such as self-defense, crime scenes, weapon use, and pursuit
driving. Successful graduates will be temporarily assigned
to a patrol station for further training and evaluation.
Candidates who pass all phases of the evaluation process
will be expected to enforce federal, state, and local laws.
Some of the essential patrol functions are answering
citizen’s calls, settling disputes, report writing, accident
investigations, handling public disorder complaints,
responding to alarms, making arrests, searching for
suspects, gathering evidence, taking statements, securing
property, and providing testimony in court.
WORKING CONDITIONS
During the academy, candidates will spend a majority of
their time in a classroom setting. Physical exercising and
testing will occur outside and inside of the academy
building during hot and cold days. Candidates will be
subject to stressful situations during various learning and
training exercises.
As a patrol officer, officers will most likely spend a
majority of their day in a patrol car sitting for long hours
at a time. Officers may be required to conduct patrol duties
by foot or bicycle. Officers will be subject to the
conditions of the weather (hot, cold, raining, etc.)
Officers may be subject to dangerous and stressful
situations on a daily basis.
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MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Sixty (60) semester hours from an accredited college or
university with a “2.0” average or two (2) years military
service with an honorable discharge. There is an exemption
for five (5) years of previous law enforcement experience.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
· Valid Texas Driver’s License and compliance with the City
of Houston policy on driving (AP 2-2) and proof of
insurance.
· No more than (2) moving traffic violations within an
eighteen (18) month period preceding the date of
application. Driving record should reflect prudence and
maturity.
· Age: 21 - 44 years of age, but must not have reached their
45th birthday prior to oath of office or certification.
(Applicants may enter the police academy at 20 years of age
but must be 21 upon graduation)
· Must be a U.S. citizen and resident of the contiguous
United States for a period of time sufficient to conduct a
comprehensive background investigation. Consideration given
for military and overseas assignments.
· Weight in proportion to height.
· No felony or Class A misdemeanor convictions. No class B
misdemeanor convictions within the past ten years proceeding
the date of application.
· Previous military personnel must not have been convicted
of any court-martial higher than a summary.
· Have a stable credit history, family background, and
employment background.
· Must pass a polygraph, medical, and psychological test.
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