Chapter 3 – Personnel, Training, and Employee Relations

31060.9.2 Peace Officer Recruitment

• Various Federal and State laws, executive orders, and court decisions regulate California civil service employment and provide the basis for recruitment programs.

• Peace officer recruitment shall be conducted by OPOS.

• Goals and Objectives

  • The Department is committed to an aggressive EEOEqual Employment Opportunity Office (see Office of Internal Affairs) Program, recognizing the need to employ all segments of the population.

  • The Department intends to:

    • Use to the maximum all available human resources.

    • Provide EEOEqual Employment Opportunity Office (see Office of Internal Affairs) to all on the basis of merit and fitness, without regard to age, sex, race, national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.

    • Achieve and maintain a work force which represents by occupational group, responsibility level, and salary level the diverse ethnic and cultural groups found within the State.

    • Attract qualified applicants to compete for appointment in the Department.

    • Increase the overall effectiveness of our law enforcement community.

    • Increase qualified minority group/affirmative action representation within the Department’s law enforcement community.

    • Enhance the Department’s public image through advertising in all phases of the media, personal contacts with citizens in the community, and enlightening the public with regard to the operations of the Department.