JOB
No Experience - For those without law enforcement experience, our full academy is scheduled to begin in late May, 2027. The sooner you apply, the sooner you can receive a tentative job offer. Apply by April, 2026, and receive a job offer as early as June, 2026.
Accelerated Academy/Lateral - for those who are already working in law enforcement, we will be offering an accelerated academy scheduled to begin in May, 2026 or November, 2026. We are currently recruiting for an “accelerated” academy exclusively for veteran police officers (i.e., officers with three or more years of continuous and full-time law enforcement experience in patrol).
As a veteran police officer you would attend our accelerated Academy, (taught in-house by MPD Training Staff, non-residential, Monday-Friday, 8a-4p, with full pay and benefits provided) following the academy you would participate in a condensed field training program before moving seamlessly to a position in Patrol Services.
Please visit our website at: https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/jointeam/
