Police Aide Program
The Police Aide
Program is a pioneering “pilot” program developed by the City of Atlantic
City in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Personnel. Designed to
enhance opportunities for minorities and women to enter the Police force, recruits
are teamed with sworn Police Officers in an “on-the-job-training environment,
thereby being exposed to the various aspects of police work and the procedures
of the City’s Police Department. Upon successful graduation of the Program,
Police Aides are given priority in entering the Police Academy.
Since the inception of this program, 6 of the original 18 Police Aides have become sworn Police Officers.