STATION VOLUNTEERS

Station volunteers assist police department staff in a variety of areas such as investigations, traffic division, administration, training, police records, crime prevention, and juvenile services. In-house volunteers are asked to volunteer a minimum of 20 hours per month. The needs of Carlsbad Police Department are ever-changing, so available assignments vary at any given time. After a station volunteer applicant has passed the background process and has been interviewed, he or she will be given an assignment based on department needs and volunteer skills and preferences.

Listed below are examples of some of the things that station volunteers are doing:
  • Interacting with the public at the front desk reception area
  • Performing electronic fingerprinting of citizens (Livescan)
  • Weapons maintenance and inventory
  • Contacting crime victims for follow up
  • Data entry of crime and other information
  • Statistical reports and data compilation
  • Surveying crime victims
  • Review and purging crime cases

Training for volunteers will be provided on-the-job by a staff member in the assigned area. If a volunteer finds that he or she is not well-suited for the assignment, every effort is made to reassign the volunteer. In addition, volunteers may start in one area, such as station volunteer, and then apply to another area, such as senior patrol, at a later date.

Station Volunteer Requirements:
  • Good moral character
  • No felony convictions
  • Ability to get along with others
  • Current US citizen
  • Dependable

If you would like further information about the station volunteer program, please call (760) 931-2131 or complete this application and mail it to Carlsbad Police Department, 2560 Orion Way, Carlsbad, CA 92010.


Application Forms
Volunteer Application
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