Few careers offer more opportunities for self-fulfillment than service as a police officer. Our officers play a vital role in maintaining safety and welfare in the City of Cambridge, but understand that law enforcement is a service career at its core. Policing is as much about helping people and maintaining and enhancing quality of life as it is about enforcing laws.
Our officers are often viewed as partners in continual touch with the communities they serve. This requires officers who are adept at fostering relationships and building connections between people and groups. Officers should come prepared to think and solve problems with a broad community and relate to the community in a way that facilitates their ability to collect, analyze, and share critical information and resources.
For more information on the process of becoming a Cambridge Police Officer, including important Civil Service Examination dates and requirements, visit this page.