Police Department Mission Statement
The Highland Park Police Department is dedicated to safeguarding persons and property through a committed community partnership by upholding public trust, fostering mutual respect, and providing services to enhance the quality of life.
Commitment to Fair & Equitable Policing
The City of Highland Park, in accordance with its values, is committed to fair and equitable policing, and to that end has invested in training, community engagement, and recruitment strategies to foster positive relationships between the police and communities of color.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Proof of meeting these requirements must be submitted during the application process described below.
- U.S. Citizen
- Valid driver’s license
- Between the ages of 21 and 64
- The applicant must have been employed as a full-time law enforcement officer in good standing in another law enforcement agency. The employment may be in any municipal, county, university, state, or federal law enforcement department or agency.
- The applicant must be certified or have the ability to be qualified to be certified (by full-academy waiver) by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board by either:
- Award of a certificate attesting to his or her successful completion of the minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Training Course, as provided in the Illinois Police Training Act, OR
- Having previously been certified as a law enforcement officer in another state, the applicant must meet the conditions of reciprocity as regulated by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board and must have been employed as a full-time law enforcement officer in good standing for at least 12 months preceding the application.
- High school graduate or possess a GED
- Completed 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of college at an accredited college or university OR have completed 4 years of continuous military service
- Proof of military service to qualify for military preference points (if applicable)
- Must be physically able to perform the essential job function of the position of police officer.
- The applicant must speak and understand English language sufficiently to successfully undertake and discharge all duties of Police Officer.
- File a completed application, and required documentation
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Proficiencies:
Every applicant must be of good moral character and must be physically and psychologically suitable to perform the duties of a police officer. The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners may require the submission of such evidence of character and fitness of applicants as it deems appropriate. The burden of establishing facts relating to character and fitness rests upon the applicant.
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