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View current job openings within UPD.

Learn about being a Police Officer.

Application Process:

  1. Successfully pass pre-employment written exam. {I.L.E.A. Post –test} 
  2. Successfully pass the physical agility test developed by the Iowa Law
    Enforcement Academy. 
  3. Background Check: Credit, Driving Record, Arrest Record, Fingerprint Search, contact with relatives, Neighbors, References and Past Employers. 
  4. Successfully pass a Polygraph Examination. 
  5. Oral Interview with Civil Service Commission. 
  6. Civil Service Certified List Established. 
  7. Conditional Offer from the Chief of Police. 
    Successfully pass a Physical Examination {including Drug Screening}. 
  8. Successfully pass a Psychological Examination prior to appointment. {MMPI}

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