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One of the benefits of working for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department is that we have all the career opportunities of a large city while still maintaining the family atmosphere of a smaller agency. After probation is completed (1 year after being sworn in), officers are eligible to apply for openings in over 20 different specialty units. With this large number of specialty units to choose from, you can reach your career goals even faster with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.
While officers are eligible for specialty units after probation, many choose to continue working in patrol. Patrol officers are also eligible to participate in ancillary duties such as SWAT, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT), Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), Dive Team, Honor Guard, Quick Response Force (QRF), Bike Platoon and many more. Patrol officers can also be selected as Field Training Officers (FTO) and tasked with training new academy graduates as they begin their law enforcement careers!
Our Specialty Units
- Academy Training Staff
- Auto Theft Detectives
- Backgrounds Investigations Unit
- Bike Platoon Officer
- Bomb Squad
- Burglary Detectives
- Career Criminal Apprehension Team
- Community Engagement Team
- Community Support Unit
- Crime Prevention Unit
- Crisis Negotiations Team
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
- DEA Task Force Liaison Officer
- Digital Forensics Unit
- Dive Team
- Driving Under the Influence Unit (DUI)
- Drug Enforcement Vice Detectives
- Economic Crimes Detectives
- Employee Wellness Coordination Officer
- Endangered Persons Unit
- Environmental Crimes Detectives
- FBI JTTF Liaison Officer
- Field Training Unit
- Gun Intelligence Unit
- Homeless Outreach
- Homicide Detectives
- Honor Guard
- Internal Affairs
- K9 Unit (Apprehension, EOD, Narcotics)
- Larceny Detectives
- Law Enforcement Explorers
- LGBTQ+ Liaison
- Logistics and Communication Technology Detectives
- Major Narcotics Detectives
- Marine Unit
- Motor Unit
- Mounted Unit
- Problem Oriented Policing Teams
- Professional Standards Unit
- Public Information Office / Media Relations
- Quick Response Force
- Real Time Crime Center
- Recruiting Unit
- Robbery Detectives
- School Resource Officers
- Secret Service Liaison Officer
- Special Victims Unit Detectives
- SWAT
- Tech Services Unit
- Threat Response Unit
- Training Unit
- US Marshalls Liaison Officer
- Violent Crimes Detectives