Police Chief Jobs in Portsmouth, VA

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• Police Commissioner
• Police Superintendent

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The following top skills are often required or desired to land a Police Chief position

• Administrative Skills
• Bachelors
• Background Checks
• Background Investigations
• Business Correspondence
• Calendar Management
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• Closing
• Communication Skills
• Community Policing
• Complaint Resolution
• Crime Prevention
• Criminal Investigations
• Criminal Justice
• Customer Service
• Defensive Tactics
• Discretion
• Dispatching
• Documentation
• Driving
• Drug Testing
• Education Experience
• Emergency Management
• Events
• Filing
• Firearms
• First Aid
• Handling
• Interviewing
• Investigation
• Law Enforcement
• Leadership
• Management
• Military Background
• Patrol
• Personal Training
• Personnel Management
• Policy Administration
• Problem Solving
• Public Safety
• Recordkeeping
• Regulations
• Scheduling
• Staff Supervision
• Telephone Skills
• Training and Development
• Weapons

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