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Expert: - 7/14/2007


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QUESTION: how do you get promoted a rank when you are a cop.How does the police chief decide which police car to give a police officer?

ANSWER: Most departments use a combination of a test and the recommendation of supervisors to determine a promotional list and the chief promotes from that list.  I'm not sure what you mean by "police chief decide which police car to give".  I've never heard of a police chief deciding what kind of car that an officer gets.

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QUESTION: who does the police car giving out?Do you get a new patrol car when you propmoted?

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Unless this is a five man police department in some rural area the chief has better things to do than decide what cars to give to whom.  Like any other orginization the chief would delegate this authority to lower ranking officer or even a civilian who would be in charge of fleet mamnagement.  It would be like the owner of grocery store deciding where to put the ketchup.  He would delegate that to the manager of the store.

  If you get promoted and transfered to another unit then you might get a different car but not necessarily a new one such as getting tranferred from detectives to patrol.

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U.S.: I am an expert in this category for the purpose of giving young people an idea what the hiring process involves for the position of police officer. I am getting a flood of questions from young people who are being influenced by unrealistic television shows. I'd ask you to consider that when you watch police shows on television that they are NOT realistic and most of what you see does not happen in real life. Please do not ask me about potential jail sentences that you, your friends, or family might receive in court. There is no way for me to know that. I am NOT a probation officer so I cannot answer questions about probation and parole matters. I am a retired police officer with 26 years experience.I worked in a variety of assignments including investigations, homicide, sex crimes, runaway investigations, missing persons, and fraud.I also dealt with the general public during that time giving a wide range of advice on matters such as domestic disputes, problem solving, teenage problems, civil/criminal matters, and dealing with the mentally ill. I am available to give sound and reasonable advice which can solve most problems. Please do not ask me to do homework questions or online interviews. Young people should not rely on the Internet for interviews. Local police officers are normally very agreeable to assist students with interviews and surveys.

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Worked as a police officer/detective for 26 years.

Graduate of the University of Maryland.B.S. in Law Enforcement.Attended numerous schools and training courses involving investigations, interviewing, interrogations, crime detection, domestic violence, and others. Recognized in court as an expert witness.

Received numerous awards during my police career for expert investigations. Handled the most sensitive and confidential investigations. In 1999 I won an award for my work with high school students while working in my new career in a large suburban high school.

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