OTHER POSITIONS
The Phoenix Police Reserve Division also offers two non-sworn volunteer positions: Police Assistant and Volunteer. Persons interested in these positions do not attend the police academy.
1. Police Assistant
A police assistant is a non-sworn, uniformed volunteer position. These volunteers receive approximately 40 hours of basic training in ethics/professionalism, uniforms, limited defensive tactics, note-taking and report writing, first aid, parking code enforcement, vehicle operations, community relations, crowd control and interpersonal communications.
Police Assistants assist with non-enforcement activities, such as crowd control at public events, parking enforcement, recruitment activities and community events.
2. Volunteer
The Phoenix Police Department has a long outstanding history of volunteerism. The department implemented its volunteer program in 1983. The Citizens Offering Police Support (C.O.P.S.) volunteer program (a VIPS program) is an invaluable program and resource to the police department. Today, we have over 160 volunteers working in all areas within our department, including:
- Motorist Assist
- Victim Services
- Police Academy
- Community Programs
- Crime Lab
- Community Events/Public Relations
- Data Entry
- Computer Software/Installation Programming
- Victim Services Unit Caseworker
- Missing Persons Case Assistance
- Administrative Assistance
- Police Aide
3. Selection Process for Police Assistants and Volunteers
To ensure that reserve police assistants and volunteers meet the high standards of the police department, all candidates must successfully complete the following process:
a. Complete a comprehensive questionnaire and application kit
b. Successfully complete a background screening interview
c. Successfully complete a background check
d. Successfully complete a polygraph test
e. Successfully complete a controlled substance screening
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