METROPOLITAN POLICE RESERVE CORPS

Washington , D.C.

" Our Nation's Capital "

The Washington Police Reserve Corps is now taking applications .....

Working with others to build safe and healthy communities throughout the District of Columbia.
Charles H. Ramsey, Chief of Police

The Washington Metropolitan Police Reserve Corps was established in 1950 to assist the regular force and to be an integral part of the Department. Reserve Corps members may perform the same duties as a regular member of the Department in the course of augmenting or supplementing the activities of the Department . Reserve Corps members may only perform those duties for which they have received competent training and for which they have been certified by authority of the Chief of Police.

Requirements for membership in the Reserve Corps shall be as follows;.

• Must be 21 years or over, no maximum age.
• High School education or GED and US Citizenship is required for Reserve Officer 1st Class, 2nd Class and 3rd Class. Non-US Citizens who are Reserve Officer 4th Class and Reserve Officer 5th Class are required to have a Permanent Residency Card of the United States.
• DC Residency is not required for any level.
• Reserve Officer 5th Class and 4th Class are required to submit a doctor's certificate of fitness and required to undergo an appropriate background screening commensurate with the position assigned.
• Reserve Officer 1st Class, Reserve Officer 2nd Class and Reserve Officer 3rd Class are required to pass a physical/psychological exam administered by MPD and pass an extensive background investigation.
• Satisfactorily complete an MPD Reserve Corps Training Program commensurate with the level occupied.
• Agree to conditions of work, confidentiality, conflict of interest and security appropriate to the duties assigned.
• Applicants with previous law enforcement and/or military experience can request an evaluation that could allow entry at a level higher than Reserve Officer 5th Class.

Organization
Members of the Metropolitan Police Reserve Corps are members of the Department that serve without compensation, and perform a variety of duties with, and in support of, the career police force.

Reserve Officers are assigned to various units of the Department, and work to provide a variety of law enforcement activities. Many Reserve Officers will be assigned to a Police Service Area (PSA) in one of the seven patrol districts. Others may work in a specialized unit and will work in support of the patrol districts.

Reserve Officers serve the Department in different ways, depending on individual experience and qualifications, and the time commitment they are able to make. Some Reserve Officers may work indoors in a patrol district. Others will work side by side with patrol officers performing front line law enforcement activities. And others still may work alone, providing uniform patrol in their own community as a fully empowered police officer who possesses the same equipment and service weapon as career police officers.

The opportunities for public service through the all-volunteer Reserve Corps are extensive, and are limited only by the commitment an individual is prepared to make.

Training
The MPDC has redesigned its reserve corps program to make it more accessible to those interested in volunteering with the department. The reserve corps program is now made up of 5 classes of Reserves, each class with a different level of training and responsibilities. The entry level (5th Class) requires only 20 hours of training that leads to commensurate responsibilities. For individuals interested in investing more time into the program, cumulative training is available. Additional training makes a member eligible for the next class level with greater responsibilities.

The Department's Maurice T. Turner Jr. Institute of Police Science will provide training for recruit Reserve Officers. The training will be held at various sites throughout the city, including the police academy. The Department understands that the Reserve Corps is staffed with volunteers. Thus, the training for recruit Reserve Officers will be provided on a varied schedule, during the day and evenings, and on weekends.

Depending on the commitment of duty time, recruit Reserve Officers will complete a full program of physical, classroom, and skills training to prepare them for the challenges of being a Reserve Officer. Among the subjects covered by the training are laws of arrest, search and seizures, criminal law, traffic regulations, human relations, community policing, ethics and integrity, etc. Additionally, Reserve Officers will receive skills training in the operation of emergency police vehicles, self-defense, advanced first aid, and firearms training if appropriate.

Training Requirements

In general, members of the Reserve Corps shall only perform duties for which they have received competent training and for which they have been certified by authority of the Chief of Police.

The MPD Police Reserve Corps  is an equal opportunity program. No offer of voluntary services by any person shall be unlawfully rejected on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, source of income, place of residence or business, or any other basis of unlawful discrimination under the laws of the District of Columbia.

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