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Police Officer Recruit

Full-time
Police Recruits are non-sworn (civilian) employees who attend a police academy to prepare for a career in law enforcement.

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Police Officer Lateral Transfer

Full-time
Trained and experienced police professionals who can assume the full range of policing duties after a brief orientation.

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Police Officer Academy Graduate

Full-time
Following a Field Training Officer Program, graduates assume the full range of professional law enforcement duties.

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Police Cadet

Part-time
This program is designed to be a constructive gateway to a career in law enforcement and designed for applicants who are between the ages of 18-25.

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Correctional Officer

Full-time
Under general supervision, performs functions related to the incarceration and care of inmates during a shift.

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Police Services Dispatcher

Full-time
Under general supervision on an assigned shift, receives calls for service and dispatches appropriate personnel and equipment utilizing computer aided dispatch, telephone and/or radio communications equipment.

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Santa Ana PD came out in force to celebrate National Night Out, its largest community engagement event of the year, on Tuesday August 6, 2024. Photo by Michael Goulding/Behind the Badge Photographer)

Santa Ana Police Department showcases itself at National Night Out

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By Greg Mellen on News & Features

The Santa Ana Police Department’s caravan of community-building alit at Cabrillo Park for the annual National Night Out festivities. An estimated crowd of between 1,000 and 2,000 residents came out for the affair that featured more than 20 community service groups, businesses, elected officials, and police, lots of police. Of more the 20 canopies manned by volunteers and residents ringing the parkgrounds, about a dozen represented the wide array of services supported by and operated by the Police Department. There was the Police Athletic and Activity League, for sport enthusiasts, another where Motorcycle Officers passed out bike helmets and promoted safe biking, a…

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