The pool of recruits is made up of those who took the police test but weren't able to satisfy the former 60-credit threshold, ...

The number of recruits making it through the NYPD Police Academy has plummeted in recent years, city officials said. Paul Martinka “The NYPD is in a hiring crisis and this is not a budget problem.

The plan reduces the number of college credits needed to enter the NYPD’s Police Academy, increases the number of credits earned during academy training and reinstates a timed-run requirement ...

One must already have 45 college credits to apply to the NYPD with the understanding you will have the other credits by the time you begin the academy. In 2023, 29% of NYPD applications — or ...

The NYPD is launching a three-pronged effort to ... “It wasn’t that long ago that people would wait years to get called to join the academy,” Tisch said. “Now we are practically begging ...

At the same time it is reducing college credits for incoming recruits to 24, the NYPD also plans to prioritize fitness at the academy and reinstate a 1.5-mile training run requirement. Hundreds of ...

and ensure that the NYPD remains the best, and most rewarding way for someone to serve their community.” Effective immediately, the prerequisite requirement to enter the academy will drop from ...

On Friday, the Durham Police Department took steps to fill its vacant positions, with nine new officers graduating from ...