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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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Women enter the Santa Ana Police Department headquarters for the women’s hiring expo on Saturday, October 1, 2022. File photo by Sarahi Apaez/for Behind the Badge

Santa Ana PD vows to significantly increase number of female sworn officers

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By Cathi Douglas on News & Features, Recruitment

The Santa Ana Police Department is Orange County’s first law enforcement agency to join a nationwide pledge to have 30 percent of its sworn officers be female by 2030. Santa Ana Police Department’s recent commitment to the 30X30 Initiative to advance women in policing is significant historically and numerically, officials say, because the department’s existing 34 female officers make up less than 10 percent of the 355-member force. Nationwide, says Santa Ana Police Sgt. Maria Lopez, just 12 percent of sworn officers are female, and just 3 percent are in leadership roles. The 30×30 Initiative, founded in 2018 by former…

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