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Recruitment Plan
GOALS and OBJECTIVES:
The goal of the Freehold Township Police Department Recruitment Plan is to attract qualified individuals to pursue a career with the Freehold Township Police Department. The objective is to achieve an overall racial and gender composition of the department that complements the demographics of the Township. This agency will make a good faith effort to meet specific goals for recruiting a diverse workforce in terms of people of color and gender diversity.
GENERAL:
The Freehold Township Police Department is a New Jersey Civil Service Commission jurisdiction and must adhere to New Jersey State Statutes and Administrative Code in its recruitment and selection process.
Applicants must be a resident of Freehold Township at the time of the closing date of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission Law Enforcement Entry Level Exam. Once Township residents have been exhausted from the Certification List, Monmouth County residents are then provided with preference. If the Monmouth County list is exhausted, applications will be open to residents of the State of New Jersey.
Freehold Township has adopted the provisions of N.J.S.A.11A:4-1.3 which authorizes the appointment of entry level police officers who have not taken the Civil Service Examination to bypass exam requirements and be exempted from the Civil Service testing. These candidates must complete a New Jersey Police Training Commission approved Basic Course for Police Officers Program (Police Academy) within nine months of hire as a temporary entry-level officer. There is no residency requirement for this hiring.
ANNUAL REVIEW, EVALUATION AND REPORTING:
N.J.S.A. 52:17B-4.10 et seq requires that each law enforcement agency must report certain law enforcement applicant data annually by January 31st for the preceding year. The data required to be reported is listed in the New Jersey Attorney General Guideline “Promoting Diversity in Law Enforcement Recruiting and Hiring” in Paragraph III.
https://www.nj.gov/oag/dcj/agguide/directives/ag-Guidelines-Diversity-in-LE-RecruitingandHiring.pdf