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Police Officer Recruiting and Hiring Update <br />October 20, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br />Time from Application to In- Service <br />It takes a significant amount of time to turn an applicant into an in- service police officer. A Lateral <br />Police Officer from another agency will take approximately 10 -12 months from the time of <br />application until he/she is in- service as a police officer. The 10 -12 month estimate consists of 5 -6 <br />months to conduct the required background, polygraph, psychological and medical tests; and 5 -6 <br />months for training with a Field Training Officer. <br />A Recruit Police Officer requires approximately 18 months from the time of application until <br />he /she is in- service. The estimated time includes 5 -6 months to conduct the hiring process <br />similar to the lateral officer, followed by 7 months of pre- academy and academy training. At the <br />conclusion of the police academy, the new officer undergoes 6 months of training with a Field <br />Training Officer before they are certified to be in- service as a police officer. <br />Website: JoinSantaAnaPD.org <br />The centerpiece of our recruiting efforts is the Police Department's new recruiting website. The <br />website is designed to provide prospective employees with information about the Santa Ana <br />Police Department and about the hiring process. The website has a message from Chief Rojas <br />discussing the City of Santa Ana, the Police Department, and the type of employee who would <br />thrive at the Santa Ana Police Department. <br />There is a webpage on the recruiting website dedicated to women in law enforcement. On this <br />page are profiles of several female Santa Ana police officers and a video describing one of those <br />officer's experiences working for the Santa Ana Police Department. The Women in Law <br />Enforcement webpage has a request for contact by a female mentor /Police Officer. In the 6 <br />weeks the website has been operational, we have received 20 requests for contact by a SAPID <br />female mentor. <br />Recruiting <br />The Santa Ana Police Department Recruiting Team has attended numerous recruiting events <br />including: <br />2/11/15: Marine Corp Recruiting Depot (MCRD) <br />3/05115: SAC Recruitment <br />3110/15: California State Fullerton <br />3117/15: Segerstrom HS Career and College Fair <br />3/22/15: Rick Centanni Memorial <br />3/25/15: Career & Technical Education Program Fair <br />4/03/15: Cal State Fullerton Recruitment event <br />4/16/15: Career Fair at Golden West College <br />4/18/15: Battle of the Badges Anaheim PD <br />4/22115: Cal State Fullerton Recruiting event <br />6/20/15: Code 3 Career Expo /American Heroes Air Show <br />8/22/15: Fit Expo /Anaheim <br />19E -2 <br />