Many of our officers become specialists in Aviation, Highway Patrol, Emergency Services, Crime Scene Analysis, Criminal Investigations, Drug Enforcement, and much more. The Department is modernizing management, improving technology, and updating training. The NYPD leads the nation with the most dramatic crime reductions in our time. Every police executive started as a police officer. Many acquired law and other advanced degrees along the way.
Police officers develop expertise in everything from computers to community organization.
There are no glass ceilings or dead ends. You can go as far as your energy and determination will take you. Have 60 college credits with at least a 2.0 GPA or 2 years active military experience or 2 years satisfactory experience as a Traffic Enforcement or School Safety Agent.