State Park Police Selection Criteria
We will use the following Knowledge, Skills and Abilities to select candidates from the list of applicants who meet minimum qualifications.
- Ability to take enforcement action when law violations are observed, reported, or suspected
- Ability to lawfully use physical force, including lawful deadly force, on another person
- Ability to enforce the statutes and laws of the Texas Penal Code and other relevant state statutes
- Ability to secure, search, and process crime scenes for evidence and contraband
- Ability to assist local, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies
- Ability to provide assistance and respond to calls from the public
- Ability to prepare and submit investigative reports, arrest and case reports, citations, dispositions, warrants, and other records related to enforcement activities, programs and operations
- Ability to testify in court, administrative hearings, and other official proceedings
- Skill in communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing
- Skill in using appropriate interpersonal skills
- Skill in making decisions and using discretion appropriately
- Ability to work independently with very little or no supervision
- Ability to conduct both personal and agency affairs with integrity
- Ability to provide public safety and emergency management functions including working in response to natural disasters and in homeland security operations
- Ability to safeguard departmental equipment
