Police Officer — Job Listing
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 12:59 pm
POLICE OFFICER RECRUIT — HIRING STATUS: CLOSED
POSITION INFORMATION
ANNUAL SALARY
$50,000 - $110,000
Including holiday pay, longevity pay, uniform allowance, night differential and overtime, police officers may potentially earn over $100,000 per year.
(( In-game salaries are TBD. ))
Additional Benefits
Police Officer Duties
As a sworn member of the Liberty City Police Department, Police Officers are tasked with enforcing laws, protecting life and property, completing reports and supplemental paperwork, issuing citations, conducting lawful arrests, and maintains order. The LCPD is a 24/7/365 agency, and employees can expect to work a rotating schedule to ensure around-the-clock coverage. Police Officers are expected to be compassionate, empathetic, and professional at all times during their employment with the Liberty City Police Department.
Promotional Opportunities
The Department offers promotional exams periodically for the ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain. Promotion to detective, as well as all ranks above Captain, are based upon merit. Each of these ranks affords members the opportunity to earn significantly higher salaries.
Military Veterans
The LCPD has a special place for those who have served, and we value the training, skills and management experience of military personnel, which is one of the main reasons we actively recruit veterans.
Additional benefits available to military veterans include:
Educational Opportunities
Joining the LCPD is not only a great way to launch a career, it’s a great way to enhance your education. Here are just some of the benefits:
$50,000 - $110,000
Including holiday pay, longevity pay, uniform allowance, night differential and overtime, police officers may potentially earn over $100,000 per year.
(( In-game salaries are TBD. ))
Additional Benefits
- 27 Paid vacation days after 5 years of service
- Unlimited sick leave with full pay
- Selection of medical benefit packages
- Prescription, dental, and vision coverage
- Deferred Compensation Plan, 401K and I.R.A.
- Optional retirement at one half salary after 22 years of service
- Annual $12,000 Variable Supplement Fund (upon retirement)
- Excellent promotional opportunities
Police Officer Duties
As a sworn member of the Liberty City Police Department, Police Officers are tasked with enforcing laws, protecting life and property, completing reports and supplemental paperwork, issuing citations, conducting lawful arrests, and maintains order. The LCPD is a 24/7/365 agency, and employees can expect to work a rotating schedule to ensure around-the-clock coverage. Police Officers are expected to be compassionate, empathetic, and professional at all times during their employment with the Liberty City Police Department.
Promotional Opportunities
The Department offers promotional exams periodically for the ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain. Promotion to detective, as well as all ranks above Captain, are based upon merit. Each of these ranks affords members the opportunity to earn significantly higher salaries.
Military Veterans
The LCPD has a special place for those who have served, and we value the training, skills and management experience of military personnel, which is one of the main reasons we actively recruit veterans.
Additional benefits available to military veterans include:
- Veterans can earn GI Bill benefits in addition to their salary during their first two years.
- Police Officer Exam scores are kept on file indefinitely. Upon leaving the U.S. Armed Forces, veterans have 6 months to start the hiring process.
- Veterans can add 4 years to the maximum hiring age, or 6 years if they served during war or national emergency. This applies only to veterans under age 40.
- Veterans can buy back three years of their military time to be applied to their LCPD retirement.
- Officers who are active reservists are allowed 30 paid military days per year, in addition to their vacation time.
Educational Opportunities
Joining the LCPD is not only a great way to launch a career, it’s a great way to enhance your education. Here are just some of the benefits:
- Full salary and benefits are available on the first day of academy training.
- Earn up to 29 college credits from your academy training that can go toward a degree.
- Several institutions offer full or partial scholarships to LCPD members.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Qualifying Age
The minimum age of appointment is 21 years old.
Education
You must have earned 60 college credits with a minimum 2.0 GPA from an accredited institution or 2 years of active military service in the U.S. Armed Forces in order to be appointed to the title of Police Officer.
Residency
Candidates must be a United States citizens, have a valid Liberty City driver's license and live in one of the city's five boroughs within 30 days of being hired.
Health
Candidates must be in excellent health, with no conditions that would restrict their ability to safely complete Academy training and perform police work for the department.
Disqualifiers
Candidates will be disqualified if they have been convicted of a felony, domestic violence misdemeanor, or have been dishonorably discharged from the military. Candidates may also be disqualified if they demonstrate a history of disrespect for the law, a tendency toward violence, termination from a job for poor behavior, or not adjusting to discipline.
(( Candidates may be disqualified from joining our faction for any reason deemed necessary by faction leadership, CAD Command, or the Faction Support Team. Out of character faction bans may be deemed necessary based on administrative history, disrespectful attitude towards faction members and/or leadership, poor roleplay quality, etc. ))
(( OUT OF CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS ))
Candidates must ensure that they meet the following OOC requirements;
The minimum age of appointment is 21 years old.
Education
You must have earned 60 college credits with a minimum 2.0 GPA from an accredited institution or 2 years of active military service in the U.S. Armed Forces in order to be appointed to the title of Police Officer.
Residency
Candidates must be a United States citizens, have a valid Liberty City driver's license and live in one of the city's five boroughs within 30 days of being hired.
Health
Candidates must be in excellent health, with no conditions that would restrict their ability to safely complete Academy training and perform police work for the department.
Disqualifiers
Candidates will be disqualified if they have been convicted of a felony, domestic violence misdemeanor, or have been dishonorably discharged from the military. Candidates may also be disqualified if they demonstrate a history of disrespect for the law, a tendency toward violence, termination from a job for poor behavior, or not adjusting to discipline.
(( Candidates may be disqualified from joining our faction for any reason deemed necessary by faction leadership, CAD Command, or the Faction Support Team. Out of character faction bans may be deemed necessary based on administrative history, disrespectful attitude towards faction members and/or leadership, poor roleplay quality, etc. ))
(( OUT OF CHARACTER REQUIREMENTS ))
Candidates must ensure that they meet the following OOC requirements;
- No administrative punishments within the last thirty (30) days of application posting.
- Must provide full, unedited screenshots as requested throughout the application process.
- Use a forum name in the format of "Firstname Lastname" (e.g., "John Doe").
- Can be expected to be an adult and exercise sound judgement.
APPLICATION PROCESS
There are currently 4 stages of the LCPD hiring process. The hiring process is detailed below:
Entrance Exam
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Psychological/Medical Exam
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Job Standard Test (JST)
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Department Interview
Entrance Exam
The entrance exam is designed to test an applicant's general knowledge, skills and abilities to determine suitability for employment.
(( This part of the process has you tell us about your character. This is your time to shine with a well thought out character with strengths, weaknesses, aspirations and what he or she is apathetic to. There is no actual exam. ))
(( This part of the process has you tell us about your character. This is your time to shine with a well thought out character with strengths, weaknesses, aspirations and what he or she is apathetic to. There is no actual exam. ))
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Psychological/Medical Exam
Applicants will be sent to an approved clinic or hospital appropriate to the applicant's geographic location where they will undergo medical, psychological, drug/alcohol screening to assess suitability for a career in law enforcement.
(( Until we have an actual functional hospital, this part is NPC'd. We will send you a questionnaire and all you have to do is tick boxes as to what the clinicians and lab results find out. ))
(( Until we have an actual functional hospital, this part is NPC'd. We will send you a questionnaire and all you have to do is tick boxes as to what the clinicians and lab results find out. ))
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Job Standard Test (JST)
JST is a timed event comprising sex stations that, together, must be completed in four minutes and twenty-eight seconds (4:28) without stopping. The six stations of the JST include:
(( This is the part where we test your roleplaying ability. Ideally, this will take place in-game, however we understand that time zone or schedule conflicts may occur so this may also be completed by roleplaying out all of your character's actions as he or she tackles the course via forum PM. ))
- Fence Surmount: From a kneeling, weapon-ready position, the candidate sprints 50 feet to surmount a six-foot fence.
- Stair Climb: The candidate proceeds from the Fence Surmount to a six-stair climb system, and completes three over-and-back traverses.
- Physical Restraint Simulation: The candidate proceeds from the Stair Climb to a tactics-and-training device that measures an applicant's ability to resist or control force in a physical restraint situation.
- Pursuit Run: The candidate proceeds from the Physical Restraint Simulation to a 600-foot run around a pattern of cones.
- Victim Rescue: The candidate proceeds from the Pursuit Run to a simulated victim rescue involving a 35-foot drag of a 176 pound mannequin.
- Trigger Pull: The candidate proceeds from the Victim Rescue to a trigger-pull station, picks up an inoperative firearm, holds the firearm within a nine inch diameter metal ring and pulls the trigger 16 times with the dominant hand, and 15 times with the non-dominant hand. Once inserted, the firearm must remain within the metal ring for the completion of the trigger pull cycles. Timing is stopped upon completion of the final trigger pull.
(( This is the part where we test your roleplaying ability. Ideally, this will take place in-game, however we understand that time zone or schedule conflicts may occur so this may also be completed by roleplaying out all of your character's actions as he or she tackles the course via forum PM. ))
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Department Interview
This is the final step in the iring process. Applicants who have passed all previous stages of the process will be invited for an interview at their local recruiting station. The interview is designed to assess an applicant's interpersonal skills, problem-solving ability, and suitability for a career with the Liberty City Police Department.
(( This will take place in-game. You will schedule a time with a recruiter and meet at one of the police precincts where your character will be interviewed. We do this step to cross-examine your character and see if he or she is compatible with the agency culture. ))
(( This will take place in-game. You will schedule a time with a recruiter and meet at one of the police precincts where your character will be interviewed. We do this step to cross-examine your character and see if he or she is compatible with the agency culture. ))