Steps to become a full fledge officer

1. Complete all Academy Training

Academy training will be listed below

2. Complete at least 5 hours worth of Ride alongs with an FTO (Field Training Officer)

Requirements will be listed below

3. Complete a Probationary Phase solo for an additional 5 hours

This is considered probationary, where you can be fired for ANY  Department violation or breach of the SOPs.

4. Complete a final evaluation with a FTS (Field Training Supervisor)

This is a verbal meeting with an FTS that will determine if you will become a full Los Santos Police Department Officer

Academy Training (P1)

READ THE SOPS!!!
Your first step should be to look over every SOP section and make sure you are up to date with all policies. This will help you with a lot of your basic policys on Patroling, Responding to calls, using force, etc. 

You will be required to go over the following with your initial Hiring officer / first FTO for initial training:

• Workings of the MDT

  • Home Page and all about it

  • Searching function

    • Looking up a Suspect by name

      • Creating a Warrant / Report / Verifying warrants

    • Looking up a Vehicle Plate

      • Checking the Registered owner (RO) for warrants / Licenses

    • Looking up Fingerprints

  • Dispatch

    • How to attach to calls

    • How to clear calls

  • ALPR

    • How to check for a License Plate

    • How to add a Plate to the active Record

    • How to Remove a Plate from the Record

  • Warrants

    • How to check for warrants and understand them

  • Penal Code

    • How to search for specific codes

• Have your FTO Inform on current Use of Force (UOF) policy's and guidelines

• Have your FTO give you a tour of MRPD

• Have your FTO Explain basic Traffic stop, Pursuit and other procedures.

• Ask any and ALL questions to your FTO that you may have at this point.

What to expect during Ride along training (P2)

You must complete a minimum of 5 hours of Ride alongs with an FTO

• You can ride along with any Officer or higher, but only FTOs are authorized to update your Cadet training checklist. They will take into consideration the time you spend with other officers (We understand that some schedules do not line up and will work around that)

Always listen to you training officer!
A lot of the time, "street smarts" will overcome "book smarts". Your FTOs goal is to help guide you on your path, and assist you with all of your training needs.

You will go through a checklist that your FTO has available to them, (ask them to share your progress as time goes on)

What to expect during your Solo Patrol (Probatinary) (P3)

At this point you are all on your own, and your Training officer is not there to get you out of any hole you dig yourself in. If your FTO did their job correctly, this shouldn't frighten you. Make sure you are well versed on ALL Department SOPs to avoid an incident that may get you fired, as this is the position that we fire the most officers for violating such SOPs.

You are required to do at minimum 5 active patrol hours before you can ask an FTS for your final evaluation. If you pass this evaluation, congratulations you will now become a full fledged Los Santos Police Officer.