Police Promotions | Michael Saad

Perspective
Promotion should not be a reward for good work

When I’m looking at a police promotion, I don’t start with who deserves it. I start with the job that needs to be done. An officer can be very good at their job and still not be the person I want supervising other officers. They may handle calls well, make good cases, stay productive, know…

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Perspective
If your promotional process can be manipulated, you don’t have a promotional process

I’ve never believed the officer with the highest test score should automatically get promoted. Some people are excellent test takers who have no business supervising other officers. They can memorize policy, give a polished interview, and answer every question on an oral board, but that doesn’t necessarily mean I’d trust them to run a shift,…

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