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POLICE OFFICER
Carbondale Police Department
The City of Carbondale Police Department is a full service agency and was the 182nd Nationally Accredited Police Department in the United States. The Police Department provides twenty-four hour service to the community and is responsible for the enforcement of all laws and ordinances of the State of Illinois and the City of Carbondale.
Application Deadline: 2-19-10
Qualifications to Apply:
1. Applicants for examination must be citizens of the United States.
2. Applicants who are 20 years of age and who possess the educational requirements set forth herein below may be candidates for examination and may be considered for appointment to active duty with the Police Department. Any such applicant who is appointed to active duty shall not have the power to arrest, nor shall he/she be permitted to carry firearms until reaching the age of 21.
3. Applicants for a position in the Police Department shall possess 60 semester hours in education from an accredited college or university, except that applicants who have experience as a regular, full-time police officer (at least 37 + hours per week) AND who have graduated from a law enforcement training academy accredited or approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board (hereinafter referred to as “Academy”) may substitute such experience and training for the required education in accordance with the following schedule:
| Police Experience and Training | Education Required to Apply |
| No police experience and has not graduated from Academy |
Associates Degree or 60 semester hours of college or university credit required to apply |
| 2 years police experience and has graduated from Academy | Substitute 15 hours - 45 semester hours required to apply |
| 3 years police experience and has graduated from Academy | Substitute 30 hours - 30 semester hours required to apply |
| 4 years police experience and has graduated from Academy | Substitute 45 hours - 15 semester hours required to apply |
| 5 years police experience and has graduated from Academy | Substitute 60 hours - Zero (0) semester hours required to apply |
Job Summary:
The Patrol Officer is a uniform position and is sworn to enforce all laws and ordinances for which the Department is responsible; to protect the lives and property of all persons; and to maintain peace and order within the City of Carbondale. The Patrol Officer must frequently act without direct supervision and must exercise independent discretion in meeting emergencies. The Patrol Officer's work involves an element of personal danger and is subject to assignment to shifts and types of duty according to the needs of the Department. The Patrol Officer is routinely assigned to uniform patrol, but may be assigned to the Investigations Division, or any other assignment authorized by the Chief of Police. The Patrol Officer is ordinarily under the direct supervision of the Shift Supervisor; however, may receive direction from any superior officer.
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