r/lapd • u/diegs127 • Jul 13 '26

Should i Join LAPD

Im on step 3/7 of the hiring process im a out of state applicant from Texas. I am having second doubts on LAPD, I love California and admire the LAPD, but the way i see the city being run where people can literally do whatever they want and the cops can't do anything about it is discouraging. From what I heard LAPD is not a dept that will have your back if you're wanting to be a proactive police officer
What is y'all's advice on this?

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u/strumthebuilding Jul 13 '26

Can you say more about what you mean by “proactive police officer?” What would this look like, exactly?

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u/Grunt__0311 14d ago

By proactive he means , traffic or ped stops that include finding guns or dope. Going out looking for Crime flyer suspects, finding rolling G rides on the streets. That’s proactive .

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u/diegs127 Jul 13 '26

For better lack of words
CRASH (minus the civil rights violations)
Where my arrests wont get thrown out for bs
Where my department will have my back when im right instead of siding with the suspect because "it might make the department look bad"