Police Officer Jobs in Santa Maria, CA

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Required or preferred licenses and certifications for Police Officer positions.

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

• Automated External Defibrillator
• Background Checks
• Background Investigations
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• Closing
• Communication Skills
• Community Policing
• Complaint Resolution
• Crime Prevention
• Criminal Investigations
• Criminal Justice
• Crowd Control
• Customer Service
• Defensive Tactics
• Documentation
• Driving
• Drug Testing
• Education Experience
• Emergency Management
• Evaluation
• Events
• Filing
• Firearms
• First Aid
• Foot Patrol
• Handcuffing
• Human Resources
• Interviewing
• Investigation
• Law Enforcement
• Leadership
• Management
• Military Background
• Narcotics
• OC Spray
• Organization
• Patrol
• Personal Training
• Personnel Management
• Policy Administration
• Policy Development
• Project Coordination
• Public Safety
• Regulations
• Report Writing
• Scheduling
• Special Weapons and Tactics
• Staff Supervision
• Surveillance
• Taser
• Telephone Skills
• Traffic Enforcement
• Training and Development
• Weapons
• Writing Skills

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