Behind the Badge
Behind the Badge

Bakersfield CA Police

BPD Recruitment

Police Trainee

Full-time
Upon satisfactory graduation from a Bakersfield Police Department P.O.S.T. Basic Course Police Academy, applicants will be appointed to a Police Officer.

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Police Officer - Academy Graduate/Lateral

Full-time
Under general supervision, performs professional duties in a sworn capacity pursuant to California Penal Code 830.1 and is responsible for protecting persons and property; enforcing state and local laws and ordinances; identifies, deters and investigates crime; contributes to the positive welfare of the community; and performs related work as required.

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Police Dispatcher I/II

Full-time
Under general supervision performs skilled work in receiving calls at the Communications Center, including requests for police, fire and medical aid services or to provide information.

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Bakersfield Police Department's Military Liaison Unit serve up breakfast for local veterans on Thursday, November 10th in honor of Veteran's Day.

Bakersfield Police Department helps veterans transition into law enforcement

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By Cindy Arora on News & Features, Recruitment

As a marine, Paul Madriz believed in the motto” leave the place better than you found it.” As a Recruit Training Officer at Bakersfield Police Department, Detective Madriz realized early on that if he wanted to leave the police academy better than he found it, he would need to find a way for veterans to become police officers — and get paid for it. “I went through the process to get the Veterans Affairs (VA) to recognize our police academy as education,” he said. “It was frustrating because veterans were going through the academy, and it wasn’t recognized as college.…

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