The Phoenix Police Department offers the COPS program so that citizen volunteers or college interns can support the department from within in a non-enforcement capacity.
COPS has volunteer assignments in several specialty details in four different categories:
- Investigations
- Traffic
- Administration
- Crime Lab
While some COPS Volunteers donate up to 40 hours per week, the minimum requirement is 4 hours each month/ 12 per quarter to support the department.
See the steps below to be selected for the COPS program:
- Submit your request to be a volunteer to CopsVolunteers.ppd@phoenix.gov. If you are requesting an internship, you will also need to include your resume along with a minimum 250 word essay explaining why you would like to do an internship with the Phoenix Police Department.
- The COPS coordinator will schedule an interview with qualified applicants.
- If/when a position is available, Employment Services will send the applicant a link to the online application to be completed.
- Once your application has been submitted, you will be assigned a background investigator and scheduled for a potential 2nd interview at Police Headquarters.
- Drug screen
The approval process can take an average of three months to complete.
If you have questions not provided on this website or in the application instructions, I'm happy to offer any assistance I can.
Sincerely,
COPS Coordinator
Phone: 602-262-7218
Email: CopsVolunteers.ppd@phoenix.gov
Fax: 602-534-2346
