Application Process:
● Request
application, or download from the City’s website
(928-453-4143,
hr@lhcaz.gov)
●
Submit
application for testing eligibility review.
● All
applicants will be contacted by mail or telephone regarding
their eligibility to test and future
testing dates times, and locations.
Testing Process (2 day process):
●Written
Examination (waived
for in-state laterals):
Consists of an essay to be written on a
subject announced at the
test, as well as 100 multiple-choice questions. Study guide
will be
distributed just prior to the exam with allotted study
time.
● Physical
Aptitude Test: Scores
are based on the completion time of each event. Minimum
passing score is 384 points.
Events include:
● 99 yard
obstacle course
●
Body drag
●
Wall climb – solid
●
Wall climb – chain
link
●
500 yard run
●
1.5 mile run (minimum time - 15:20 minutes)
● Psychological
Examination
● Oral
Board Interview
Background Phase:
● Background
investigation / interview
● Polygraph
examination
● Medical
examination / drug screen
Peace Officer Certification:
●
Arizona Lateral Officers: Those officers that are currently certified in Arizona need only to
complete the field training program before receiving their
patrol assignment.
●
Out-of-State Lateral Officers:
Those officers that are currently certified in another state may
apply to take the Arizona P.O.S.T. waiver exam. Officers receive
their Arizona Peace Officer certification upon successful
completion of this exam, which enables them to forego the law
enforcement training academy.
●
Entry Level Officers: New hires that are not currently certified peace officers are required
to attend a law enforcement training academy to obtain their
Arizona Peace Officer certification.
Law Enforcement Training Academy:
●
The Department’s primary
training academy is ALEA (Arizona Law Enforcement Academy),
located in Phoenix, AZ.
●
This is an 18-week
academy, Monday – Friday.
●
Officers are required to
stay in Phoenix throughout the week, Hotel lodging is
provided
near the academy.
●
Officers are assigned a department vehicle for transportation to
the academy during the week
and, if the officer chooses, to travel home on the weekends.
●
Information will be provided to
the officer prior to enrollment in regard to curriculum, attire,
and
expectations.
Officer Assignments:
After
completing the 16 week field training program, newly hired
officers are assigned to Patrol, but may also be eligible for
the following special assignments in addition to patrol duties:
S.W.A.T. Team, Hostage Negotiator, Bomb Technician, Haz-Mat
Technician, Armorer, Polygraph Examiner, Clandestine Lab
Technician, D.A.R.E. Instructor, and Accident Reconstructionist.
