How To Become a Police Officer

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Published on Apr 15, 2024

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2 Phoenix Police Department Reserve Division. (n.d.). Qualifications. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

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Approved by the assistant dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences on April 1, 2024.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Grand Canyon University. Any sources cited were accurate as of the publish date.

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