Police Officer Lateral/Academy Grad

EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL JOB FUNCTIONS(Illustrative Only)
The Davis Police Department is accredited by the CaliforniaCommission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST). POST, in accordance with State law, may, from time to time, amend the regulations and standards or adopt new standards relating to the accreditation program. The Department incorporates the POST California Peace Officer Job Analysis report, as periodically amended, to help establish typical job functions and standards.

• Performs a variety of community policing duties to maintain a highly visible presence for the purpose of detecting or deterring crime, maintaining good community relations, and providing assistance to the public.
• Serves as a spokesperson and/or attends a variety of community events, meetings, and other public relations activities; cultivates good community relations by appearing before civic, fraternal, and other community groups.
• Builds relationships with community-based partners and effective collaboration, and often, before conflicts arise; improves understanding of and insight into the needs of specific diverse communities; reaches and establishes trust with the most vulnerable groups in the community.
• Patrols the City to observe and address suspicious or potential criminal activity; responds to routine and emergency calls for service, including, but not limited to disturbances, burglaries, robberies, drug crimes, vehicle collisions, domestic disputes, suspicious activities, deaths, and other incidents to protect public safety, life, and property.
• Resolves problems and de-escalates/diffuses situations/conflict.
• Enforces State and local laws, ordinances, and codes.
• Provides information, directions, and assistance to the public in a variety of situations.
• Takes reports and assists the public with complaints or unusual situations.
• Observes, monitors, and controls routine and unusual traffic situations; stops and warns drivers against unlawful practices; issues citations; performs high-risk stops; makes arrests as necessary; assists motorists with inoperable vehicles; provides direction and traffic control at incidents, special events, or other congested situations.
• Coordinates and conducts complete and detailed investigationsof crimes and related matters.
• Detains individuals; makes arrests; takes individuals into custody; transports individuals to for medical clearance, and/or booking at a longer-term facility; searches, fingerprints and photographs individuals.
• Evaluates and detains individuals for mental health holds.
• Prepares police reports and/or memoranda on detentions made, arrests made, activities 41performed, and incidents observed; prepares and maintains other related or Department reports, logs, records, and accurate files.
• Retrieves and requests information for law enforcement investigations; files complaints and performs other work related to the processing of criminal complaints;serves writs, subpoenas, and other legal documents.
• Prepares, files, and/or serves arrest and search warrants, including high-risk warrants.
• Secures crime scenes and evidence; collects, processes, photographs, and presents evidence using scientific techniques including fingerprints, DNA, fibers, blood, and related physical evidence.
• Interviews people; documents interviews; interrogates suspects.
• Prepares cases for trial; testifies and presents evidence in court; coordinates activities of pre-trial investigation and preparation for the District Attorney's Office.
• Provides emergency medical attention to the public when responding to calls for assistance and requests appropriate medical assistance as necessary.
• Provides mutual aid to other law enforcement agencies in accordance with Departmental policy; cooperates with other law enforcement agencies providing investigative and case development support.
• Provides outreach to homeless individuals;observes for potential physical or behavioral health issues; conducts welfare checks; takes appropriate action as needed.
• When assigned, provides field training and trains officers in areas such as patrol, investigations, use of weapons, weaponless defense, traffic enforcement, safety, report writing, community-based policing, and Department policy and procedures.
• Assists in the performance of special investigative and crime prevention duties as required; schedules and implements crime prevention and educational programs.
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops, and training sessions; reviews publications and materials to become and remain current on principles, practices, and new developments in law enforcement.
• Releases information to the public in accordance with Department policy.
• Oversees the use and care of equipment.
• Observes and complies with all Department and City safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
• May serve in a variety of specialized and/or collateral assignments including, but not limited to; detectives, training coordinator, intelligence-led policing, bike patrol, motors, K-9 handler, school resource officer, use-of-force instructor, reserve/cadet coordinator, crisis negotiator, SWAT, major collision investigations, explosive ordnance disposal, and specialized evidence response.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

• Police-Community Relations.
• Principles of “Guardian Mindset” and Procedural Justice.
• Operations, services and activities of a comprehensive municipal law enforcement agency.
• Principles, practices, methods, and techniques of law enforcement including patrol, investigations, interview and interrogation, crime prevention, and special operations functions.
• Laws and procedures with particular reference to the apprehension, detention and arrest of individuals committing crimes or suffering from mental health crisis.
• Rules of evidence pertaining to search and seizure and the preservation of evidence.
• Operational characteristics of vehicles and equipment used in law enforcement.
• Criminal court system processes and regulations.
• Methods and techniques of interviewing and eliciting information from people.
• Traffic control, enforcement, and education methods.
• Police communications, property, jails, and custody operations.
• Procedures in handling warrants, filing complaints, court appearances, and testifying.
• Investigation and identification techniques and equipment.
• Applicable federal, State, and local laws, regulatory codes, ordinances, and procedures relevant to assigned areas of responsibility.
• Safety practices and equipment related to the work performed, including the safe use and proper care of weapons and other modern police equipment/technology.
• Methods and techniques of preparing police reports, memoranda and related documentation.
• Self-defense tactics.
• The use of respirators and personal protective equipment.
• Techniques of first aid and CPR.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping and the release of confidential or public records.
• Department and City safety rules, regulations, and protocols.
• Techniques for providing a high level of service by effectively dealing with people.
• The structure and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Modern equipment and communication tools used for business functions and program, project, and task coordination, including computers and software programs relevant to work performed.

• Perform routine and complex duties, such as responding to calls for service and critical incidents to ensure the protection and safety of the community, people and property.
• Determine response to dynamic and rapidly changing critical incidents (e.g., in-progress crimes, active shooters); problem solve law enforcement and/or related situations; make sound, independent decisions in emergency/critical situations.
• Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy, procedural, and legal guidelines.
• Understand, interpret, and apply all pertinent laws, codes, regulations, policies and procedures, and standards relevant to work performed; monitor changes in laws and court decisions and apply them in work situations.
• Coordinate activities of law enforcement and/or public safety personnel at crime scenes.
• Establish Incident Command System at scenes until relieved by superior officer.
• Lawfully possess, use, and care for firearms and other modern police equipment/technology in the course of employment; qualify and/or engage in required practice with weapons (e.g., firearms, impact weapons, chemical agents, conducted electric devices).
• Learn standard broadcasting procedures of a police radio system; transmit, receive, and monitor messages over police radio (e.g., patrol car radio, hand-held radio, scanners); transmit, receive, and monitor messages over car computer terminals (e.g., MDT); operate body-worn technology according to agency policy (e.g., uniform cameras, sensors, audio recorders).
• Observe accurately; recall faces, names, descriptive characteristics, and facts of incidents and places; remember accounts given by witnesses; identify crime suspects; observe while conducting surveillance.
• Conduct effective interviews and interrogations; summarize and document interviews and interrogations.
• Effectively communicate with hostile and/or aggressive individuals in attempts to or to de-escalate people/situations.
• Pursue, apprehend, and subdue individuals in accordance with procedures; engage in foot pursuits; subdue resisting or attacking persons using arrest and control techniques; use hands, feet, or other body parts in weaponless defense.
• Process crime scenes and maintain chain-of-custody of evidence.
• Wear duty and protective equipment for an extended period of time; pass respirator medical and fit-testing; wear a respirator in static or critical incidents.
• Operate equipment and vehicles of the Department in a safe and responsible manner; drive vehicles while multitasking (e.g., using computer/communications equipment); drive vehicles in darkness, inclement weather, and/or hazardous conditions; drive vehicles in emergency responses (e.g., Code 3 versus non-emergency responses) and pursuits.
• Work in close proximity with specialty units (e.g., K-9, narcotics, helicopter, tactical teams).
• Independently organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow-up on assignments.
• Effectively use computer systems, software applications relevant to work performed, and modern business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks.
• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, using appropriate English grammar and syntax.
• Understand, communicate, and implement the City’s and the Police Chief’s Department and policing philosophy.
• Offer credible testimony in court or while under oath.
• Identify and be responsive to community issues, concerns, and needs.
• Maintain confidentiality of police records; release police records in accordance with the law.
• Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Meet and maintain all POST, OSHA, legislatively required, and Department required training mandates for peace officer job classifications.
• Meet and maintain the minimum standards established by State law and POST to serve as a peace officer (Government Code § 1029; Government Code § 1031; Government Code § 1031.4 (a); 11 CCR 1950 et seq.).

• In accordance with POST requirements, must be a highschool graduate, passed the General Education Development (GED) Test or other high school equivalency test approved by the California Department of Education, or possess a two-year, four-year, or advanced degree from an accredited or approved institution.

• None.

• Must be at least 21 years of age. Must be a United States Citizen or permanent resident alien who is eligible for and has applied for citizenship. Must be of good moral character and able to successfully complete a thorough background investigation and meet the background job dimensions for a peace officer as recommended by POST.
• Must be fingerprinted for purposes of search of local, state, and national fingerprint files to disclose a criminal record.
• Must be free of any felony convictions

• Possession of a valid California Driver’s License that must be maintained throughout employment.
• Possession of a valid California POST Basic Certificate that must be maintained throughout employment or possession of a valid POST Police Academy Completion Certificate, valid POST Academy Requalification Course Certificate, or valid POST Academy Waiver Certificate with accompanying proof of peace officer eligibility issued by POST prior to appointment. Employees hired without a POST Basic certificate must have the ability to obtain and possess a valid POST Basic Certificate upon passing probation that must be maintained throughout employment.