• Minimum 18 years of age, no age maximum
• Valid CA Class “C” Driver’s License (Out-of-state applicants can use a valid license from their home state while applying, but will need a valid California Class C license at the time of hire)
• Completion of 12 semester units or 18 quarter units from an accredited college, half of which (6 semester or 9 quarter units) must have been in criminal justice or behavioral science.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• No felony convictions

Work Experience and Training

• One year of full-time paid experience as a security guard, security officer, security aide, law enforcement officer, correctional officer, traffic officer, park ranger, firefighter, or Police Student Worker (with the City of Los Angeles); or
• One year of preparation as a police explorer or cadet with a law enforcement agency or fire explorer or cadet with a fire department; or
• One year of full-time service, with satisfactory performance, or two years as a reservist, with satisfactory performance, in the United States Armed Forces; or
• Current employment as a Police Officer I with the City of Los Angeles, not having completed the Los Angeles Police Academy.