Generally have a set schedule each week.
Usually work full time. Most work more than 40 hours a week.
May work weekends, holidays, and nights, especially as a junior officer. Police services are needed 24 hours a day.
POLICE PATROL OFFICERS will:
Have many traffic-related duties
Are responsible for the health and safety of others
May work weekends, holidays, and nights
POLICE PATROL OFFICERS frequently:
Use hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
Sit while patrolling in vehicles and writing reports.
Stand while interviewing witnesses.
It is important that POLICE PATROL OFFICERS be able to:
See details of objects whether they are nearby or far away.
Speak clearly so listeners can understand.
Understand the speech of another person.
Choose quickly and correctly among various movements when responding to different signals.
