Press Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the Metropolitan Police Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
November 18, 2021
CONTACT:
LaToya Foster (EOM)
Alaina Gertz (MPD)
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Robert J. Contee, III highlighted legislation that the Mayor introduced this week that will make more DC residents eligible to participate in the MPD Cadet Corps Program. The Law Enforcement Career Opportunities for District Residents Expansion Amendment Act of 202l would remove the requirement that applicants must have graduated from a DC high school, opening up the program to more young adults who are DC residents. The legislation will support MPD in building a police department that represents and reflects the city by ensuring that high-quality candidates who live in DC and are invested in the community are not overlooked.
“We want police officers who represent and reflect DC residents, who understand our city and our culture, and who are invested in our communities – and that’s why the Cadet Corps Program is so important to MPD’s recruiting efforts,” said Mayor Bowser. “I am proud that since 2015 we have made more Washingtonians eligible for the Cadet Program and increased the program from 20 cadets six years ago to 150 cadets in the coming year. The...
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