Police Officer Recruit
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Questions?: sjpdrecruiting@sanjoseca.gov
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
- No experience or training required
- At least 20 ½ years-old at the time of application
- U.S. high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED); waived if you have a college degree from an accredited college within the U.S.
- Forty (40) semester college credits or 60 quarter college credits from a U.S. accredited college or university.
- Military Veterans with an honorable discharge can substitute four (4) years of service in the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines or Coast Guard in lieu of the minimum college credit requirement
- Legally authorized to work in the United States under Federal Law
- Possession of a valid U.S. driver’s license
- Must have at least 20/40 corrected vision
- No felony, domestic violence or misdemeanor assault convictions; cannot currently be on probation or parole
We offer a wide range of opportunity!
- 290 (Sex Offenders) Registration Team
- Air Support (Helicopter/Fixed Wing)
- Airport Police
- Assaults Unit
- Auto Theft Detail (vehicle crimes)
- Backgrounds Unit
- BART Transit Center Patrol Unit
- Body Worn Camera Unit
- Bomb Squad
- Budget – Personnel Unit
- Bureau Of Field Ops – Administration Unit
- Burglary Prevention Unit
- Burglary Unit
- Cannabis Regulation
- Canine Unit
- Central Identification Unit (Fingerprint Analysis)
- Central Supply
- Ceremonial Unit (Honor Guard)
- Child Exploits (ICAC) Internet Crimes Against Children
- City Attorney Investigator Detail
- Communications – Dispatch Operations
- Community Service Officer (CSO)
- Court Liaison Unit
- Covert Response Unit (CRU)
- Creative Services Unit
- Crime Analysis
- Crime Intelligence Data Center
- Crime Prevention
- Crime Scene Unit
- Crisis Management Unit
- DEA (Drug Task Force)
- Downtown Services Unit (DSU)
- Family Violence Unit /Elder Abuse/Threat Management
- Field Training Program
- Financial Crimes Unit (Fraud)
- Gaming Unit
- Gang Investigations Unit
- Human Trafficking Unit
- Homicide Unit
- Information Desk (Front Lobby)
- Intelligence Unit
- Internal Affairs
- Juvenile Unit
- Mayor’s Security Detail
- Media Relations Unit (PIO)
- MERGE Unit (SWAT team)
- Metro Unit
- Missing Persons Unit
- Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC)
- Patrol (17 districts)
- Permits Unit
- Photo Lab
- Police Academy
- Police Activities League (PAL)
- Police Personnel
- Press Information Officer (PIO)
- Property Warehouse
- Range
- RATTF (Bay Area Auto Theft Task Force)
- Records & Support Services
- Recruiting Unit
- Research & Development
- Reserve Police Unit
- Robbery Unit
- School Liaison Unit
- School Safety Unit
- Secondary Employment Unit
- Sexual Assaults Unit
- Special Events Team