HomeMy Public PortalAboutPolice Officer Informational Poster - English0 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Human Resources Division
Police Officer
Examination
Written Examination:
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Application Deadline: March 18, 2009
Please note: There will be an additional $50 processing fee
for applications received after this date.
Applications will not be accepted after April 1, 2009
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For applications call: 617-878-9895
Outside the Boston area call: 1-800-392-6178
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Apply online at
www.mass.gov/civilservice
or submit your application with a
$100 fee payable by money order to
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or
request a fee waiver. Visa and MasterCard
are accepted at the Human Resources
Division. No personal checks or cash will
be accepted.
Additional information about the examination,
eligibility requirements, and the application process
is available at the Human Resources Division,
One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108. Hours
are Monday through Friday, 8:45 AM — 5:00 PM. You
may also call 617-878-9895. Recorded information is
available 24 hours a day. Applications may also be
obtained at most city and town halls, and at local
police stations.
Women, minorities, veterans and people with
disabilities are encouraged to apply.
We do not recommend or endorse any private school,
service or publisher offering preparation and/or
publications for this examination and we are not
responsible for their advertising claims.
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is an
affirmative action / equal opportunity employer.
Police Officer, Cities and Towns and
FEE examination fee may be
waived for applicants to
waived for applicants receiving certain state or
MBTA Transit Police
federal public assistance, unemployment insur-
The results of this examination will be merged with the police officer eligibility
ance, or workers' compensation. Fee waiver
list established on November 1, 2008. The merged list will be used to fill police
forms are available from and must be filed with
officer vacancies in civil service municipalities and at the Massachusetts Bay
the Massachusetts Human Resources Division,
Transportation Authority (MBTA). The eligibility list may also be used to fill police
Test Administration, One Ashburton Place,
officer vacancies in non -civil service jurisdictions.
Boston, MA 02108. Fee waiver forms may be
Duties:
downloaded from the Applicant Forms section of
A Police Officer works under supervision to perform law enforcement duties,
the HRD website. Waiver forms must be accom-
protecting life, property, and the civil rights of individuals. Primary duties include
panied by proof of eligibility, for the subject time
patrol; interacting with citizens to provide service and render assistance; and
period, in the form of signed and dated receipts,
preparing and completing records, reports, and other paperwork documenting
check stubs and/or other documentation from
incidents for use in prosecution. A Police Officer is dispatched to crime and
the agency providing assistance. If you are claim -
emergency scenes in response to reported violations, accidents, domestic
ing a fee waiver, please make sure to fill in item
disputes and abuses, and other incidents; carries out crime scene duties; makes
#16 on your application.
arrests and performs search and seizure; conducts investigations; and interviews
witnesses, suspects, and complainants.
SPAN ISH-SPEAKING APPLICANTS: You may
Minimum Entrance Requirements:
take the examination in the Spanish language. If
• Must be at least 21 as of April 25, 2009.
you do, you must, on the same day, take another
• Must be a non-smoker at the time of and after appointment.
P written examination that tests your ability to read
• If you'll be 32 or older as of April 25, 2009, please obtain and read the detailed
and understand English. If you wish to take the
examination announcement before applying.
examination in the Spanish language, you must
• Must pass a medical and physical ability examination prior to appointment.
submit a separate letter requesting this along
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalency certificate approved by the
with your application and examination process -
Mass. Dept. of Education OR: Three years experience in the armed forces of the
ing fee or fee waiver form.
United States with last release or discharge under honorable conditions.
CURRENT MILITARY PERSONNEL: ALL military
Massach usetts State Police Trooper
personnel who, in connection with current serv-
ice, CANNOT be in Massachusetts on April 25,
Duties:
2009 should contact the Human Resources
Specific duties of a Trooper include: Patrolling assigned areas, accident
Division to request a make up examination. To
investigations, following up on complaints, investigating felonies and other
request a make up, you must file an application
crimes, issuing traffic citations, obtaining evidence and testifying in court,
and processing fee by the last filing date and
rendering and summoning medical aid, directing traffic, conducting arrests,
request such accommodation in writing, with a
community policing and engaging in crime prevention and reduction measures.
copy of your military orders attached. Please
Minimum Entrance Requirements:
include in your letter either your daytime base
• High School Diploma or G.E.D.
phone number and/or name and phone number
• Ability to obtain a valid Massachusetts firearms license
of a Massachusetts resident with whom you are
• At least 21 years old and less than 35 years old on the last application filing date
in regular contact.
• Must pass entrance examination
• Must pass a thorough background investigation prior to employment.
TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PEOPLE
*No person, who has been convicted of a felony or any offense punishable under
WITH DISABILITIES: If you need special testing
M.G.L. Chapter 94C (drug law violations); or has been convicted of a misdemeanor
accommodations due to a documented impair -
and has been confined to anyjail or house of correction as punishment for said
ment such as a hearing, learning, physical, mental
crime, M.G.L. Chapter 22 C section 14, will be considered for employment.
or visual disability, fill in the circle in item 15 of
• Must pass physical fitness test
• Must pass medical examination
your application, and include a letter detailing
• Must pass psychological examination
what type of accommodation you require at the
• Must successfully complete swimming requirements
exam site. You must also include a letter of
• Must be a United States citizen upon appointment to the State Police Academy
support from a qualified professional. Without
• Must have a Massachusetts driver's license prior to Academy graduation
such a letter, we cannot guarantee that we will be
• Must be a Massachusetts resident prior to Academy graduation
able to grant your accommodation. This informa-
• Must be a non-smoker at the time of and after appointment.
tion is requested only to provide reasonable
accommodation for exams, and will not be used
for any other purposes.