Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be at least 21 years of age to be certified as a police officer
• Must be a United States Citizen
• Must possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent (college degree or    college course work in criminal justice preferred)
• Possess/maintain a valid Missouri driver's license by date of hire and have a good driving record
• Have no serious criminal record
• Have an excellent work history and attendance record
• Must not have been discharged from the military under dishonorable conditions
• Residency in the City of Independence is not required

Eligible Candidates Must:

• Pass a comprehensive written examination (City conducts testing approximately twice year)
• Pass a pre-employment physical agility test (Given at time of written test)
• Pass an oral interview
• Pass a polygraph examination
• Pass a psychological evaluation
• Undergo an extensive background investigation and have the ability to render credible testimony in a court  of law
• Pass a medical physical and drug screen
• Successfully complete a 13 week F.T.O. program & serve a 12 month probationary period after  appointment
• Non-certified candidates are required to pass a state certified police academy for a Class “A” P.O.S.T.  certification for 600 hours

For more information, contact:
Internal Affairs Unit
Independence Police Department
223 N. Memorial Drive
Independence, MO  64050
(816) 325-7644
kshockley@indepmo.org