Police Officer

You MUSTbe 20 years and 4 months old or older to apply for this position.

Applicants that are under 20 years and 4 months of age MUST apply for the Police Cadet position.

Recruit Employment Bonus

The Department plans to award a Recruit Employment Bonus of $10,000 for Entry Level Police Officers to be paid in a one-time, lump sum at the end of the Police Academy.

In order to be eligible for the Recruit Employment Bonus, Entry Level Police Officers, are required to successfully complete the graded academic and practical portion of the County’s Entry Level Training Program, which occurs prior to being sworn in as a Police Officer; if awarded, the Bonus is earned upon being sworn in as a Police Officer.

IMPORTANT TESTING INFORMATION

Written ExaminationApplicants who meet the required qualifications will be scheduled to take a written examination.

Qualified applicants will receive an email notification of their scheduled test date, time, and location. Be sure that your email address is correct when applying for this position. The Office of Human Resources will send all correspondence to the email address you provide on your application.

Physical Agility Test

Applicants who pass the written exam will be invited to participate in the physical agility testing, at a later date. You will be contacted about the physical agility test date, time, and location by the Police Department.

The physical agility test includes:

• Sit-up Test - measures abdominal and hip flexor muscular endurance
• Push-up Test - measures muscular endurance of the upper body
• Trigger and Slide Pull Lock and Release Test - measures hand strength
• 1 mile run - measures cardiovascular capacity

If you have questions about the Police Officer testing process, contact a police recruiter at 410-887-5542 or visit the Recruitment section of the Police Department's web page (www.joinbaltimorecountypd.com) to learn more about the written examination and physical agility test requirements.

Examples of Duties

Under close supervision, trains to perform and performs specialized and general law enforcement work, including vehicular and foot patrol; crime prevention, detection, and investigation; the maintenance of public order; and the enforcement of criminal and traffic laws.

• Participates in all required training, both at the Police Academy and, subsequently on-the-job, to learn the duties of and maintain the proficiency requirements for the classification of Police Officer.
• Performs general patrol duties in a vehicle and on foot.
• Detects violations of laws and ordinances, and identifies wanted vehicles and persons.
• Operates patrol vehicles.
• Uses physical exertion to perform duties.
• Intervenes in fights, disarms suspects, pursues fleeing suspects, and restrains hostile individuals.
• Assists in crowd control activities.
• Responds to emergency situations and other calls for service.
• Administers emergency medical aid.
• Extinguishes small fires.
• Conducts initial and follow up investigations of crimes and other incidents and events.
• Protects crime scenes, and collects evidence and information.
• Conducts searches and seizures.
• Locates and interviews witnesses.
• Searches, restrains, transports, and guards persons.
• Serves warrants and summonses.
• Conducts surveillance.
• Arrests and detains persons.
• Identifies and determines possible solutions to community crime problems.
• Attends and participates in community meetings.
• Performs security surveys.
• Establishes rapport with the public.
• Mediates disputes.
• Advises victims, suspects, and the general public of rights and processes.
• Performs crisis mediation with persons involved in domestic and civil disputes, suspects attempting suicide, and in hostage situations.
• Communicates through law enforcement radio channels and through computer networks to provide information to officers.
• Prepares investigative and administrative reports and forms, arrest warrants and statements of charges using appropriate grammar and math.
• Prepared detailed case documentation and presents testimony in court.
• Enforces traffic laws and ordinances, and investigates traffic accidents.
• Operates various types of radar and breathalyzer equipment.
• Administers roadside sobriety tests.
• Arranges for blood or other chemical tests.
• Directs traffic.
• Executes motor vehicle stops.
• Issues criminal and traffic citations.
• Inspects and maintains all assigned equipment, including vehicles, firearms, and clothing.

Examples of Other Duties:

• Conducts investigations of a specialized nature, including homicide, vice, narcotics, arson, auto theft, robbery, family and sex crimes.
• Provides specialized operational support or serves as a member of field units such as the hostage negotiation, tactical, aviation, canine and marine units.
• Police Officers may testify as expert witnesses.
• Provides administrative and technical support throughout the Depart…