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| Reserve Police Officers with the Santa Monica Police Department work with the Regular Police Officers having the same powers of arrest as regular officers. They are required by law to meet the same hiring, background, medical, and psychological standards as regular officers. Reserve Police Officers are assigned to different duty levels based on the POST certified training that they have received.
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Reserve Police Officer Corps History ◄ |
| The Santa Monica Police Department utilizes three of the five levels of reserve officers:
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Non-Designated Level 1
May work alone and perform the same duties as a regular officer. They must graduate from a Basic Course or its equivalent.
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Limited Non-Designated Level 1
May work alone while performing duties which are not General Law Enforcement. They may perform General Law Enforcement tasks when working with another officer possessing a Basic Peace Office Certificate. They must graduate from Reserve Training Module A, B and C (minimum of 222 hours) plus have completed a Field Training Officer’s program (minimum of 200 hours).
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Level 2
May perform General Law Enforcement tasks when working with a another officer possessing a Basic Peace Officer Certificate. They must graduate from Reserve Training Module A and B (minimum of 154 hours) plus they must be in a continuous Filed Training program when performing general law enforcement tasks.
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| Reserve Police Officers are volunteers, but are completely insured while in training and on duty. All uniforms, most equipment and training at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Academy is provided by the Department. Upon acceptance into the Corps, training at the Academy is approximately six months in length encompassing over 400 hours of instruction. The instruction is conducted all day Sunday, and four hours each Tuesday and Thursday evening.
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| Following graduation from the Academy, the candidate must complete a 240-hour Field Training Program. Upon completion of the Field Training program, the Officer is required to work twenty (20) hours in the filed and attend a training update meeting each month. Reserve Police Officers mostly work with field officers on patrol, but many have become "specialized" working other details after working their required field time. They work Metro, Vice, Crime Impact Team (CIT), Backgrounds, HLP team, Narcotics, Bicycle Details, Communications, and the Jail.
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| WHOM ARE WE
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| To qualify for the position of Reserve Police Officer, you must be a citizen of the United States, at least 21 years of age, a high school graduate or have a GED equivalent, possess a valid California Driver’s License and cannot have been convicted of any felony (high grade misdemeanors may be disqualifying).
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| Applicants must also successfully complete a written examination, an oral interview, a background investigation, a city medical examination, a psychological evaluation, a polygraph examination, fingerprint check and a physical agility test.
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| The most important requirement that is looked of is a genuine interest in law enforcement and the law, as well as a mature and true commitment to working with this Police Department.
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| For more information,
e-mail us at comments@santamonicapd.org |
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