Earning Medals
Medals are awarded for bravery, preservation of life and minimum use of force. Criteria for the presentation of a medal are as follows:
Medal of Valor
- No civilian is hurt or neutralized
- No hostage is hurt or neutralized
- No non-threatening suspect is neutralized
- All downed officers are evacuated to safety
- All downed hostages are evacuated to safety
- All downed civilians are evacuated to safety
- The officer is shot at 50 times or more
- The officer returns less fire than received
Police Medal
- No non-threatening suspect is neutralized
- All downed officers are evacuated to safety
- All downed hostages are evacuated to safety
- All downed civilians are evacuated to safety
- Officer is shot at 25 times or more
- Officer returns less fire than received
Police Star
- No non-threatening suspect is neutralized
- All downed officers are evacuated to safety
- All downed hostages are evacuated to safety
- All downed civilians are evacuated to safety
- Officer is shot at 25 times or more
- Officer returns less fire than received
Police Commission Unit Citation
- No non-threatening suspect is neutralized
- No officer is wounded
- All downed hostages are evacuated to safety
- All downed civilians are evacuated to safety
- Officer is shot at seven times or more
- Officer returns less fire than received
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