Criminal Investigations Division - Public Safety
A volunteer is needed to do general office work. The volunteer would start by filing FIC’s, investigative reports, with some data entry. The position needs someone who could work two days a week, at least four hours a day. There is no preference on days or afternoons. (No weekends or evenings.) Depending on how the volunteer progresses, there is a need for some phone contact with victims. There is no field work involved. Basic computer skills a must.
Procedure for Becoming a Volunteer
All volunteers must go through this procedure to become a volunteer with the police and fire departments.
1. Complete an application. (Same application is used for both departments.)
2. A background check is run on all applicants.*
3. If the background check comes back clean, then the application is sent to the Criminal Investigation Unit for a CVSA
(Computer Voice Stress Analysis) appointment to be set up.
This test is a modern version of a polygraph test.
4. Once the applicant has passed the above steps, they are called in for an interview with the Volunteer Coordinator and/or the department supervisors in the area of interest.
This whole process could take as much as a month from start to finish.
*Note: Volunteer positions that do not require the volunteers to work inside the buildings will only have to go through Step 2.
To request an application please contact:
Cheryl Sine, Volunteer Coordinator
West Palm Beach Police Department
600 Banyan Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: (561) 822-1621
Remember: By volunteering you are helping the police
officers make our community a safer place to live, work and
play.