The Police Department is not a 'corporation' or 'business' per se. It is usually a government run entity that neither makes a profit or loss in the financial sense. It will have a budget for expenditures, but income from traffic violations goes to the main body of government that oversees the particular policing agency, not the police themselves.
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RankMinimum SalaryMaximum SalaryPolice Chief$90,570$113,930Deputy Chief$74,834$96,209Police Captain$72,761$91,178Police Lieutenant$65,688$79,268Police Sergeant$58,739$70,349Police Corporal$49,421$61,173Reserve Officer$0.00$0.00
yes, Most police departments pay their recruits during the police academy.
450 police departments
It completely depends on what department the officer works for. Generally, the larger departments like NYPD, LAPD, and so forth, pay much more than smaller departments. The federal agencies like the FBI pay very well. Many smaller departments do not pay as much.
According to Wikipedia, there are 131 city police departments in Oregon.
There are a total of 141 police departments in the state of Florida. The largest of those is the Miami-Dade Police Department.
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It depends from police to police departments, but you can be offered a course to take so you don't get any penalty points, plus you have to pay for the course
No. Many books and movies portray actual police departments.
If you are employed by a police agency they will customarily pay your starting salary AND send you through police training academy at their expense. FOr larger departments these are usually 'in-house' training facilities.
contrasting the roles and functions of municipal and county police departments
Most police departments do post job opportunities online. Job listings for police departments can typically be found on the city's website and include requirements of the position and instructions for how to apply.
I had to pay for mine, i don't know about other departments. This is assuming that the ipad isn't seized as evidence.