Tulsa Police Reserve
Tulsa Police
Department
Recruiting Office
6066 East 66th Street North
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74117-1811
Local : (918) 591-4516
Toll-Free Recruiting Hotline: 1-800-688-6848
For more information about the reserve program call
(918) 669-6854
The Tulsa Police Reserve is a volunteer law enforcement
organization managed by the Special Operations Division of the
Tulsa Police Department. This organization consists of highly
dedicated and motivated men and women who want to serve their
community by volunteering their time and effort through a law
enforcement capacity.
With the exception of education requirements, the selection
criteria to become a Tulsa Police Reserve Officer are the same as a
Tulsa Police Officer. Reserve Officers are required to perform to
Tulsa Police standards. Applicants for the Tulsa Police Reserve,
however, are part-time and not paid.
Apprentice Reserve Officers receive
more than twice the number of class hours required by the State of
Oklahoma to become a certified reserve police officer. Expert
certified instructors guide recruits through the intensive
coursework to prepare them to meet the department's high
standards.
Tulsa Police Reserve law enforcement does not end with
successful completion of the academy. Graduates are assigned to
Field Training Officers for on-the-job training. All reserve police
officers receive 16 hours of in-service training during each
calendar year. This prepares them to work several community
functions and special events that require police services. They
also work side by side with full-time Tulsa Police Officers during
emergencies and regular patrol shifts. Reserve officers must
volunteer 10 hours per month to remain on active status.